In the week ending November 24, 2012, domestic raw steel production was 1,764,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 71.4%. Production was 1,809,000 tons in the week ending November 24th 2011, while the capability utilization then was 73.0%.
The current week production represents a 2.5% decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending November 24th 2012 is down 1.6% from the previous week ending November 17th 2012 when production was 1,792,000 tons and the rate of capability utilization was 72.5%
Adjusted year to date production through November 24, 2012 was 88,113,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 75.9 percent. That is a 3.1 percent increase from the 85,437,000 tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 74.4 percent.
Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending November 24, 2012 in thousands of net tons
North East: 198
Great Lakes: 665
Midwest: 265
Southern: 552
Western: 84.
Source - AISI
