From Metals Service Center Institute, steel shipments decreased for the seventh consecutive month in the U.S., and for the 11th consecutive month in Canada. Aluminum shipments decreased slightly in the U.S., and for the second consecutive month in Canada.
MSCI reports U.S. service center steel shipments in June 2019 decreased by 11.4% from June 2018. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 1.5% from the same month in 2018.
Canadian center steel shipments in June 2019 decreased by 7.1% from June 2018, MSCI reports. Shipments of aluminum products decreased by 5.9% from the same month in 2018.
Year-over-year steel shipment decline continues
Source: MSCI
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