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Economic Report Covering Steel, Copper and Total Economy by BENLEE Roll-off trailers

U.S. raw steel production fell slightly to 1.87 million tons this week. That is down 1.5% from last week but still up 6.7% year to date. Capacity utilization held at 81%. The 50% tariff protection remains the backbone of domestic output. Strong AI data center demand is adding a powerful...

Weekly Economic Report by BENLEE May 4th 2026

U.S. raw steel production fell to 1.83 million tons this week. That is down 1% from last week but still up 6% year to date. Capacity utilization came in at 79.3%. The 50% tariff protection continues to support output. The economy is growing slowly but the tariff floor remains firm. <h3...</h3...