According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending April 11, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.843 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 79.8 percent.
Production for the week ending April 11, 2026 increased 0.7 percent compared to the previous week ending April 4, 2026 production was 1.831 million net tons and a capacity utilization rate of 79.1 percent.
Production was 1.684 million net tons for the week of April 11, 2025, with a capacity utilization rate of 75.0 percent. Production for the current week represents an increase of 9.4 percent year-over-year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through April 11, 2026 was 25.871 million net tons at a capacity utilization rate of 77.5 percent. This is up 5.5 percent from 24.519 million net tons in the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 76.1 percent.
