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Sep
21:08
July steel shipments slip in US
US steel shipments appear to have dropped off in July, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
US steel mill shipments fell -3.6% from June to 7.35 million short tons. That figure is down -3.2% from July 2015, Kallanish notes.
Both hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet shipments fell -5% month on month, while hot-dipped galvanized sheet shipments fell -8%.
Year-to-date shipments stand at 51.49m st, down -0.2% from the equivalent period last year.
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