U.S. steel mill product shipments fell 3.7% month on month to 8.22 million short tons (7.46 million tonnes) in July 2026, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). The monthly volume marked an 5.4% year-on-year gain versus July 2025.

In January-July, total domestic mill shipments reached 55.74 million short tons, up 5.3% from the same seven-month stretch in 2025. Breaking down product categories year-to-date, shipments of corrosion-resistant sheet and strip advanced 13% on the year, hot-rolled sheet grew 8% year on year, while cold-rolled sheet ticked up 0.1%.

July's overall steel imports rose 7.4% on the month to 2.26 million short tons, among which rolled steel imports hit 1.56 million short tons, up 6.3% month on month. In the first seven months, steel imports decreased 19.6% on the year, while rolled steel impots slipped 22.1%.