The American Iron & Steel Institute has announced the release of its 2011 Annual Statistical Report. The 2011 ASR shows that the US and NAFTA steel markets continued a slow and modest recovery in 2011 versus 2010. It also reveals that, while US and NAFTA steel production and shipments both increased in 2011, they remained below pre recession levels and import gains exceeded those of US and NAFTA producers.

The most comprehensive reference of its kind for the American steel industry, the AISI report provides statistical data for the United States steel industry plus a variety of selected statistical data on the Canadian, Mexican and world steel industries. The ASR is preceded by an executive summary that highlights recent and historical trends in the North American Steel Industry.

The summary is comprised of 10 pages of charts and graphs on steel production, shipments, imports, demand and operating efficiency. Recent steel market trends in the US and NAFTA region are illustrated.

The ASR has proven to be an indispensable reference tool for the industry, media, academia, steel analysts and others who are interested in tracking steel industry trends.

The most popular charts, in terms of inquiries received by the Institute, include Selected Statistical Highlights on shipments, apparent supply, imports, employment and raw steel data over a 10 year period; Selected Financial Highlights on income and cash flow data; shipments by products and markets over a 10 year period; raw steel production (state distribution and capability utilization) and imports and exports data.

Source - American Iron & Steel Institute

(www.steelguru.com)