US raw steel production totaled 1.870 million net tons in the week ending October 17, 2026, with mills operating at 80.9% of capacity, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported.
Output was up 4.1% from the previous week, ending October 10, when production stood at 1.796 million net tons and capacity utilization was 77.8%.
In the corresponding week of 2025, production was 1.722 million net tons and capacity utilization was 75.1%. The latest weekly output was therefore 8.6% higher year over year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through October 17, 2026, reached 75.632 million net tons, with capacity utilization at 79.1%. That was 5.3% above the 71.805 million net tons produced over the same period last year, when utilization was 77.0%.
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