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October steel shipments fell in Canada after reversing thirteen consecutive months of decline in September. The decline in U.S. steel shipments continued for a fourteenth consecutive month. Aluminum shipments increased by a substantial amount in Canada but declined in the U.S. U.S. Service Center Activity. U.S. service center steel shipments in October 2019 decreased by 8.8% from October 2018. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 2.1% from the same month in 2018. Canadian Service Center Activity – Canadian center steel shipments in October 2019 decreased by 9.0% from October 2018. Shipments of aluminum products increased by 9.0% from the same month in 2018.