Jun 20 2005
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has reported that for the month of April 2005, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,545,000 net tons, a 6.5 percent decrease from the 9,143,000 net tons shipped in April 2004, and a 7.6 percent decrease from the 9,249,000 net tons shipped in the previous month, March 2005.
A year-to-year comparison of year to date shipments shows the following changes within major market classifications: service centers and distributors, down 1.3 percent; automotive, down 2.7 percent; construction and contractors' products, down 0.2 percent; oil and gas, up 8.7 percent; machinery, industrial equipment and tools, down 3.7 percent; appliances, utensils and cutlery, down 1.5 percent; containers, packaging and shipping materials, down 14.3 percent; and electrical equipment, down 5.7 percent.
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