According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending March 7, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.791 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 77.4 percent.
Output for the week ending March 7, 2026 was down 1.1 percent from the previous week ending February 28 2026, when production was 1.811 million net tons and capacity utilization was 78.3 percent.
Production was 1.703 million net tons for the week ended March 7, 2025, and capacity utilization was 76.5 percent. Current week's production represents an increase of 5.2 percent year-over-year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through March 7, 2026 was 16.839 million net tons at a capacity utilization rate of 77.2 percent. This is up 5.0 percent from 16.035 million net tons in the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 76.4 percent.
