April US service center shipments of 310.9 million short tons, down 4.2%, down 5.7%.
4 at the end of the US Metal Service Center steel stocks reached 719.4 short tons, down 6%, the chain fell 0.3%. According to the number of days of supply, steel stocks at the end of April rose to 2.3 months supply. At the end of March 2017, the US service center stock was 2.2 months supply, and the supply of 2.4 months at the end of April 2016.