World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 142.7 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2022, a 5.7% decrease compared to February 2021.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,079,000 net tons (NT) of steel in January 2022.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of February totaled 2,274,000 net tons (NT)*.

For the month of January 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,757,672 net tons, a 1.4 percent decrease from the 7,871,639 net tons shipped in the previous month, December 2021.

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Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week ending February 19, 2022 in thousands of net tons: North East: 171; Great Lakes: 601; Midwest: 192; Southern: 729 and Western: 71 for a total of 1764.

A comparison of shipments for full year 2021 to full year 2020 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 18 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 15 percent, and hot rolled sheet, up 12 percent.

Note: this release incorporates revisions to data for June through November 2021 released by the U.S. Census Bureau in February 2022.