(01-18-19)
Shipments of both aluminum and steel were down in both the U.S. and Canada. U.S. Service Center Activity – U.S. service center steel shipments in December 2018 decreased by 0.2% from December, 2017. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 0.8% from the same month in 2017. Canadian Service Center Activity – Canadian center steel shipments in December 2018 decreased by 12.5% from December 2017. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 6.1% from the same month in 2017.