In the week ending November 30, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,812,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.6%. Production was 1,744,000 net tons in the week ending November 30, 2012, while the capability utilization then was 70.1%. The current week production represents a 3.9% increase from the same period in the previous year.

Production for the week ending November 30, 2013 is down 2.1% from the previous week ending November 23, 2013 when production was 1,850,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 77.2%.

Adjusted year to date production through November 30, 2013 was 88,705,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.1%. That is a 1.6% decrease from the 90,110,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 75.5%.