According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending July 25, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.858 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 80.5 percent.
Production for the week ending July 25, 2026 was up 1.5 percent from the previous week ending July 18 2026, when production was 1.830 million net tons and a capacity utilization rate of 79.3 percent.
Production was 1.771 million net tons for the week ended July 25, 2025, with a capacity utilization rate of 78.2 percent. Production for the current week represents a 4.9 percent increase year-over-year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through July 25, 2026 was 53.640 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 78.9 percent. This represents an increase of 5.8 percent compared to 50.713 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 77.0 percent.
Burke Arslan EditorI graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. She holds a bachelor's degree in finance, as well as a master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University in bilingual bicultural education and a master's degree in divinity 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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