In the week ending on May 13, 2017, domestic raw steel production was 1,728,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 74.1 percent. Production was 1,732,000 net tons in the week ending May 13, 2016 while the capability utilization then was 74.1 percent. The current week production represents a 0.2 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending May 13, 2017 is down 0.5 percent from the previous week ending May 6, 2017 when production was 1,737,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 74.5 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through May 13, 2017 was 32,924,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 74.3 percent. That is up 3.2 percent from the 31,912,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 72.1 percent.

Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending May 13, 2017 in thousands of net tons: North East: 202; Great Lakes: 640; Midwest: 167; Southern: 639 and Western: 80 for a total of 1728.

The Raw Steel production tonnage provided in this report is estimated.  The figures are compiled from weekly production tonnage provided from 50% of the domestic producers combined with monthly production data for the remainder.  Therefore, this report should be used primarily to assess production trends.  The AISI production report "AIS 7", published monthly and available by subscription, provides a more detailed summary of steel production based on data supplied by companies representing 75% of U.S. production capacity.