According to data released by the

, shipments from U.S. steel mills increased by 3.5% in December 2025 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The report shows that U.S. steel mills shipped a total of 7,454,338 tons in December 2025. This represents a 3.5% increase compared to 7,205,093 tons recorded in December 2024. Shipments were also up 5.4% compared to November 2025, when they stood at 7,073,659 tons.

For the full year 2025, total U.S. steel shipments reached 90,953,066 tons, marking a 4.9% increase compared to 86,698,917 tons in 2024.

On a year-on-year basis by product category, shipments of corrosion-resistant sheet and strip rose by 4%, hot-rolled sheet and strip increased by 1%, while cold-rolled sheet and strip shipments declined by 4%.