[Ferro-Alloys.com] In the week ending on September 7, 2019, domestic raw steel production was 1,835,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.8 percent. Production was 1,866,000 net tons in the week ending September 7, 2018 while the capability utilization then was 79.6 percent. The current week production represents a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending September 7, 2019 is down 0.8 percent from the previous week ending August 31, 2019 when production was 1,850,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 79.5 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through September 7, 2019 was 67,148,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 80.8 percent. That is up 4.0 percent from the 64,589,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 77.5 percent.

Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending September 7, 2019 in thousands of net tons: North East: 214; Great Lakes: 686; Midwest: 190; Southern: 672 and Western: 73 for a total of 1835.

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. (AISI) 

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