According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ended October 18, 2025, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.744 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 76.1 percent.
Production for the week ended October 18, 2025 increased 1.3 percent from the previous week ending October 11, 2025, when production was 1.722 million net tons and capacity utilization rate was 76.0 percent.
Production was 1.589 million net tons for the week ended October 18, 2024, with capacity utilization at 71.6 percent. Production this week represents a 9.8 percent increase year-over-year.
Adjusted production for the year to October 18, 2025 was 71.964 million net tons with a capacity utilization rate of 77.0 percent. This is up 2.6 percent from 70.116 million net tons in the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 75.8 percent.
