(01-14-20)
Steel and aluminum shipments declined in the U.S. while increasing in Canada in December on a year over year basis. U.S. Service Center Activity – U.S. service center steel shipments in December 2019 decreased by 4.2% from December 2018. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 1.5% from the same month in 2018. Canadian Service Center Activity – Canadian service center steel shipments in December 2019 increased by 0.3% from December 2018. Shipments of aluminum products increased by 6.7% from the same month in 2018.