The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of October 2013, US steel mills shipped 8,287,553 net tons, a 5.2 percent increase from the 7,879,747 net tons shipped in the previous month, September 2013, and an 11.5 percent increase from the 7,430,267 net tons shipped in October 2012. Shipments year-to-date in 2013 are 80,186,360 net tons, a 1.1 percent decrease vs. 2012 shipments of 81,068,394 net tons for 10 months.

A comparison of October shipments to the previous month of September shows the following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 8 percent; cold rolled sheet, up 7 percent; and hot rolled sheet, up 1 percent.