Canadian Shipments Decrease in February – United States Flat
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 14, 2017
Canadian Shipments Decrease in February – United States Flat
Metals shipments decreased substantially in February in Canada for both aluminum and steel and were down only slightly in the United States.
U.S. Service Center Activity
In February 2017, U.S. service center steel shipments decreased by 1.7% from February 2016. Steel product inventories decreased 6.4% from February a year ago.
U.S. service center shipments of aluminum products in February decreased by 0.4% from the same month in 2016. Inventories of aluminum products increased 2.4% from February a year ago.
Canadian Service Center Activity
In February 2017, Canadian service center shipments of steel products decreased by 7.8% from February 2016. Steel product inventories decreased 3.3% from February a year ago.
Canadian service center aluminum shipments in February decreased 10.3% from the same month in 2016. Inventories of aluminum products decreased 1.7% from February a year ago.
Contact:
Chris Marti, vice president, research (847) 485-3009 or cmarti@msci.org