(09-18-18)
Year over year growth in shipments continued for steel and for aluminum in the U.S. In Canada steel shipments declined while aluminum shipments continued to increase. U.S. Service Center Activity – U.S. service center steel shipments in August 2018 increased by 6.7% from August 2017. Shipments of aluminum products increased by 4.1% from the same month in 2017. Canadian Service Center Activity – Canadian service center steel shipments in August 2018 decreased by 6.0% from August 2017. Shipments of aluminum products increased by 3.0% from the same month in 2017.