(08-17-20)
While Metal shipments continue to show a modest recovery from the lows in April, shipments in both the U.S. and Canada declined again in July on a year-over-year basis. Notably, Canadian aluminum shipments declined at double-digit rates in July as opposed to only 2.8% in June. U.S. Service Center Activity – U.S. service center steel shipments in July 2020 decreased by 12.6% from July 2019. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 10.4% from the same month in 2019. Canadian Service Center Activity – Canadian service center steel shipments in July 2020 decreased by 18.0% from July 2019. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 13.6% from the same month in 2019.