According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ended July 18, 2026, domestic crude steel production in the United States was 1.830 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 79.3 percent.
Production for the week ended July 18, 2026 decreased 0.5 percent compared to the previous week ended July 11, 2026 year, when production was 1.840 million net tons and capacity utilization was 79.7 percent.
For the week ended July 18, 2025, production was 1.771 million net tons and capacity utilization was 78.2 percent. Current week's production represents an increase of 3.3 percent year-over-year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through July 18, 2026 was 51.782 million net tons with a capacity utilization rate of 78.8 percent. This is up 5.8 percent from 48.942 million net tons in the same period last year, when capacity utilization was 77.0 percent.
Berk Arslan EditorI graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. She holds a bachelor's degree in finance, a master's degree in bilingual bicultural education from Northeastern Illinois University, and a master's degree in theology from Moody Bible Institute. I have been working in the steel industry since 2019, specializing in long products. I am currently writing about completed long positions in Mexico and covering market analysis and dynamics in North America
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