According to a report released by the Metals Service Center Institute Tuesday, US service center steel shipments in September 2013 increased by 9.8 percent from September 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 8.4 percent from September a year ago. At the current shipping rate, this represents 2.4 months of supply in inventory.
Canadian service center shipments of steel products in September 2013 increased by 1.1 percent from September 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 20.4 percent from September a year ago. At the current shipping rate, this represents 2.7 months of supply in inventory.
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