UNITED STATES September 14 2016 12:06 PM

NEW YORK (Scrap Register): The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of July 2016, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,352,698 net tons, a 3.6 percent decrease from the 7,628,953 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2016, and a 3.2 percent decrease from the 7,591,897 net tons shipped in July 2015.

Shipments year-to-date in 2016 are 51,491,101 net tons, a 0.2 percent decrease vs. 2015 shipments of 51,572,190 net tons for seven months.

A comparison of July 2016 shipments to the previous month shows the following changes: cold rolled sheets, down 5 percent; hot rolled sheets, down 5 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 8 percent.