According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ending March 21, 2026, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,781 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 77.0 percent.
Production for the week ending March 21, 2026 increased by 0.4 percent compared to the previous week ending March 14, 2026, when production was 1.774 million net tons and capacity utilization was 76.7 percent.
Production totaled 1,703 million net tons for the week ended March 21, 2025, with capacity utilization of 76.5 percent. Production this week represents an increase of 4.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
Adjusted production from the beginning of the year to March 21, 2026 amounted to 20.394 million net tons with a capacity utilization rate of 77.2 percent. This is 4.9 percent more than the 19.440 million net tons in the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 76.4 percent.
