Iron and Steel Products

Measurement
Percent
Indicator Type or Source
Capacity Utilization
Period End Date
October 1, 2024
Clasification
Manufacturing
 
Embargo
 
Inflation
 
Black Monday
 
Oil Shock
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Iron and Steel Products is an economic indicator measured in Percent. It covers the period from Thursday, November 28, 1974, to Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, explanatory notes (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/About.htm) issued by the Board of Governors. For recent updates, see the announcements (https://www.federalreserve.gov/feeds/g17.html) issued by the Board of Governors.

Please view all Manufacturing indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

50-Year History of Iron and Steel Products

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 50-year history of iron and steel products going back to Thursday, November 28, 1974. The current value is 67.96 which was updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Historical economic data can serve as a benchmark to assess the current state of the economy or a specific sector. It allows us to determine whether current conditions are better or worse than at similar points in the past.
Oct 1, 202467.96  
Sep 1, 202470.91  
Aug 1, 202470.05  
Jul 1, 202469.58  
Jun 1, 202469.68  
May 1, 202470.92  
Apr 1, 202470.37  
Mar 1, 202472.56  
Feb 1, 202472.23  
Jan 1, 202471.24  
Dec 1, 202373.5  
Nov 1, 202373.85  
Oct 1, 202373.53  
Sep 1, 202374.31  
Aug 1, 202374.2  
Jul 1, 202374.29  
Jun 1, 202375.37  
May 1, 202375.24  
Apr 1, 202374.88  
Mar 1, 202375.49  
Feb 1, 202375.65  
Jan 1, 202373.5  
Dec 1, 202271.33  
Nov 1, 202272.23  
Oct 1, 202273.88  
Sep 1, 202274.64  
Aug 1, 202275.25  
Jul 1, 202276.17  
Jun 1, 202276.37  
May 1, 202277.97  
Apr 1, 202276.77  
Mar 1, 202275.93  
Feb 1, 202277.04  
Jan 1, 202277.47  
Dec 1, 202180.43  
Nov 1, 202182.12  
Oct 1, 202183.4  
Sep 1, 202183.18  
Aug 1, 202180.75  
Jul 1, 202180.71  
Jun 1, 202179.02  
May 1, 202177.83  
Apr 1, 202177.71  
Mar 1, 202175.83  
Feb 1, 202172.99  
Jan 1, 202176.38  
Dec 1, 202074.6  
Nov 1, 202071.74  
Oct 1, 202069.87  
Sep 1, 202069.7  
Aug 1, 202064.72  
Jul 1, 202059.5  
Jun 1, 202057.06  
May 1, 202052.98  
Apr 1, 202055.65  
Mar 1, 202077.28  
Feb 1, 202080.67  
Jan 1, 202084.54  
Dec 1, 201981.94  
Nov 1, 201979.15  
Oct 1, 201978.43  
Sep 1, 201978.58  
Aug 1, 201978.68  
Jul 1, 201977.55  
Jun 1, 201975.09  
May 1, 201977.02  
Apr 1, 201978.31  
Mar 1, 201978.06  
Feb 1, 201977.9  
Jan 1, 201977.12  
Dec 1, 201879.85  
Nov 1, 201881.15  
Oct 1, 201881.39  
Sep 1, 201880.35  
Aug 1, 201879.83  
Jul 1, 201878.28  
Jun 1, 201877.97  
May 1, 201877.72  
Apr 1, 201876.94  
Mar 1, 201878.46  
Feb 1, 201876.41  
Jan 1, 201874.03  
Dec 1, 201774.25  
Nov 1, 201775.3  
Oct 1, 201774.35  
Sep 1, 201774.91  
Aug 1, 201773.64  
Jul 1, 201772.35  
Jun 1, 201772.8  
May 1, 201772.24  
Apr 1, 201772.73  
Mar 1, 201772.62  
Feb 1, 201773.77  
Jan 1, 201774.81  
Dec 1, 201672.43  
Nov 1, 201669.56  
Oct 1, 201666.62  
Sep 1, 201668.13  
Aug 1, 201670.24  
Jul 1, 201670.69  
Jun 1, 201673.27  
May 1, 201673.05  
Apr 1, 201671.45  
Mar 1, 201671.64  
Feb 1, 201670.74  
Jan 1, 201668.77  
Dec 1, 201567.27  
Nov 1, 201567.15  
Oct 1, 201571.86  
Sep 1, 201572.17  
Aug 1, 201572.46  
Jul 1, 201575.14  
Jun 1, 201575.76  
May 1, 201570.91  
Apr 1, 201570.89  
Mar 1, 201569.51  
Feb 1, 201572.23  
Jan 1, 201577.26  
Dec 1, 201481.67  
Nov 1, 201480.63  
Oct 1, 201481.52  
Sep 1, 201481.62  
Aug 1, 201479.28  
Jul 1, 201480.35  
Jun 1, 201479.01  
May 1, 201478.11  
Apr 1, 201478.37  
Mar 1, 201477.81  
Feb 1, 201477.76  
Jan 1, 201475.91  
Dec 1, 201377.72  
Nov 1, 201379.51  
Oct 1, 201380.9  
Sep 1, 201378.79  
Aug 1, 201378.59  
Jul 1, 201379.77  
Jun 1, 201377.1  
May 1, 201378.26  
Apr 1, 201378.14  
Mar 1, 201377.08  
Feb 1, 201378.28  
Jan 1, 201378.68  
Dec 1, 201277.3  
Nov 1, 201275.76  
Oct 1, 201271.45  
Sep 1, 201270.5  
Aug 1, 201276.36  
Jul 1, 201274.53  
Jun 1, 201274.96  
May 1, 201278.61  
Apr 1, 201279.87  
Mar 1, 201278.63  
Feb 1, 201281.14  
Jan 1, 201279.4  
Dec 1, 201181.0  
Nov 1, 201177.67  
Oct 1, 201177.21  
Sep 1, 201176.27  
Aug 1, 201176.48  
Jul 1, 201174.38  
Jun 1, 201174.69  
May 1, 201172.31  
Apr 1, 201173.19  
Mar 1, 201175.13  
Feb 1, 201174.29  
Jan 1, 201174.26  
Dec 1, 201073.29  
Nov 1, 201070.75  
Oct 1, 201067.32  
Sep 1, 201069.43  
Aug 1, 201066.82  
Jul 1, 201065.81  
Jun 1, 201071.96  
May 1, 201073.49  
Apr 1, 201071.49  
Mar 1, 201073.09  
Feb 1, 201068.88  
Jan 1, 201065.85  
Dec 1, 200964.97  
Nov 1, 200962.79  
Oct 1, 200962.54  
Sep 1, 200959.33  
Aug 1, 200955.4  
Jul 1, 200952.27  
Jun 1, 200945.18  
May 1, 200941.39  
Apr 1, 200940.17  
Mar 1, 200940.68  
Feb 1, 200945.02  
Jan 1, 200944.68  
Dec 1, 200846.54  
Nov 1, 200856.31  
Oct 1, 200870.41  
Sep 1, 200880.56  
Aug 1, 200887.02  
Jul 1, 200890.39  
Jun 1, 200888.43  
May 1, 200889.21  
Apr 1, 200892.78  
Mar 1, 200889.98  
Feb 1, 200892.67  
Jan 1, 200892.54  
Dec 1, 200791.99  
Nov 1, 200791.22  
Oct 1, 200787.94  
Sep 1, 200781.97  
Aug 1, 200784.4  
Jul 1, 200784.82  
Jun 1, 200784.17  
May 1, 200785.26  
Apr 1, 200785.97  
Mar 1, 200784.92  
Feb 1, 200784.15  
Jan 1, 200784.71  
Dec 1, 200679.31  
Nov 1, 200682.26  
Oct 1, 200683.71  
Sep 1, 200689.22  
Aug 1, 200689.5  
Jul 1, 200689.11  
Jun 1, 200693.45  
May 1, 200694.56  
Apr 1, 200692.03  
Mar 1, 200692.39  
Feb 1, 200691.48  
Jan 1, 200690.2  
Dec 1, 200590.96  
Nov 1, 200590.31  
Oct 1, 200585.29  
Sep 1, 200585.48  
Aug 1, 200584.15  
Jul 1, 200577.85  
Jun 1, 200579.91  
May 1, 200582.46  
Apr 1, 200586.27  
Mar 1, 200589.17  
Feb 1, 200591.57  
Jan 1, 200592.61  
Dec 1, 200494.03  
Nov 1, 200496.96  
Oct 1, 200498.03  
Sep 1, 200496.91  
Aug 1, 200495.43  
Jul 1, 200499.17  
Jun 1, 200492.6  
May 1, 200493.72  
Apr 1, 200491.74  
Mar 1, 200494.0  
Feb 1, 200492.28  
Jan 1, 200490.32  
Dec 1, 200399.32  
Nov 1, 200390.88  
Oct 1, 200388.62  
Sep 1, 200380.83  
Aug 1, 200381.09  
Jul 1, 200384.92  
Jun 1, 200390.24  
May 1, 200381.53  
Apr 1, 200388.12  
Mar 1, 200379.07  
Feb 1, 200386.75  
Jan 1, 200392.75  
Dec 1, 200283.6  
Nov 1, 200292.18  
Oct 1, 200288.7  
Sep 1, 200288.78  
Aug 1, 200290.98  
Jul 1, 200285.87  
Jun 1, 200287.31  
May 1, 200287.23  
Apr 1, 200282.32  
Mar 1, 200282.21  
Feb 1, 200279.87  
Jan 1, 200279.6  
Dec 1, 200168.57  
Nov 1, 200178.23  
Oct 1, 200179.76  
Sep 1, 200182.13  
Aug 1, 200183.69  
Jul 1, 200186.1  
Jun 1, 200184.43  
May 1, 200184.49  
Apr 1, 200183.36  
Mar 1, 200176.89  
Feb 1, 200178.95  
Jan 1, 200179.63  
Dec 1, 200081.32  
Nov 1, 200081.52  
Oct 1, 200082.56  
Sep 1, 200088.09  
Aug 1, 200084.87  
Jul 1, 200084.64  
Jun 1, 200089.03  
May 1, 200089.31  
Apr 1, 200089.33  
Mar 1, 200094.81  
Feb 1, 200091.19  
Jan 1, 200092.47  
Dec 1, 199993.27  
Nov 1, 199991.61  
Oct 1, 199987.55  
Sep 1, 199987.66  
Aug 1, 199987.71  
Jul 1, 199986.08  
Jun 1, 199983.63  
May 1, 199982.22  
Apr 1, 199982.57  
Mar 1, 199981.22  
Feb 1, 199979.78  
Jan 1, 199982.0  
Dec 1, 199880.04  
Nov 1, 199876.5  
Oct 1, 199881.43  
Sep 1, 199878.02  
Aug 1, 199884.71  
Jul 1, 199886.11  
Jun 1, 199881.59  
May 1, 199889.05  
Apr 1, 199890.26  
Mar 1, 199891.78  
Feb 1, 199895.33  
Jan 1, 199893.27  
Dec 1, 199793.47  
Nov 1, 199794.08  
Oct 1, 199793.42  
Sep 1, 199792.52  
Aug 1, 199788.34  
Jul 1, 199789.92  
Jun 1, 199789.64  
May 1, 199789.69  
Apr 1, 199790.37  
Mar 1, 199786.6  
Feb 1, 199789.9  
Jan 1, 199789.03  
Dec 1, 199689.17  
Nov 1, 199689.24  
Oct 1, 199691.94  
Sep 1, 199690.67  
Aug 1, 199691.73  
Jul 1, 199692.16  
Jun 1, 199693.73  
May 1, 199691.26  
Apr 1, 199690.79  
Mar 1, 199692.02  
Feb 1, 199689.45  
Jan 1, 199691.72  
Dec 1, 199591.25  
Nov 1, 199595.85  
Oct 1, 199588.06  
Sep 1, 199594.91  
Aug 1, 199590.05  
Jul 1, 199586.35  
Jun 1, 199590.48  
May 1, 199590.77  
Apr 1, 199591.55  
Mar 1, 199594.35  
Feb 1, 199595.49  
Jan 1, 199597.07  
Dec 1, 199497.76  
Nov 1, 199493.81  
Oct 1, 199494.28  
Sep 1, 199491.97  
Aug 1, 199486.07  
Jul 1, 199493.8  
Jun 1, 199491.96  
May 1, 199497.16  
Apr 1, 199496.53  
Mar 1, 199491.14  
Feb 1, 199492.29  
Jan 1, 199486.09  
Dec 1, 199392.26  
Nov 1, 199390.35  
Oct 1, 199388.41  
Sep 1, 199389.0  
Aug 1, 199389.65  
Jul 1, 199386.67  
Jun 1, 199389.09  
May 1, 199385.02  
Apr 1, 199384.81  
Mar 1, 199385.02  
Feb 1, 199385.91  
Jan 1, 199385.61  
Dec 1, 199282.5  
Nov 1, 199280.62  
Oct 1, 199281.65  
Sep 1, 199279.03  
Aug 1, 199280.92  
Jul 1, 199281.84  
Jun 1, 199279.56  
May 1, 199279.76  
Apr 1, 199280.37  
Mar 1, 199281.7  
Feb 1, 199278.47  
Jan 1, 199280.02  
Dec 1, 199177.8  
Nov 1, 199180.88  
Oct 1, 199177.87  
Sep 1, 199179.37  
Aug 1, 199175.66  
Jul 1, 199176.69  
Jun 1, 199173.75  
May 1, 199172.39  
Apr 1, 199171.37  
Mar 1, 199171.07  
Feb 1, 199173.02  
Jan 1, 199174.47  
Dec 1, 199079.28  
Nov 1, 199086.14  
Oct 1, 199084.44  
Sep 1, 199085.08  
Aug 1, 199094.38  
Jul 1, 199079.09  
Jun 1, 199086.1  
May 1, 199084.36  
Apr 1, 199083.9  
Mar 1, 199082.74  
Feb 1, 199083.34  
Jan 1, 199080.76  
Dec 1, 198977.46  
Nov 1, 198980.7  
Oct 1, 198985.13  
Sep 1, 198982.2  
Aug 1, 198982.97  
Jul 1, 198984.02  
Jun 1, 198986.03  
May 1, 198986.48  
Apr 1, 198989.05  
Mar 1, 198990.43  
Feb 1, 198982.03  
Jan 1, 198997.48  
Dec 1, 198887.75  
Nov 1, 198888.54  
Oct 1, 198886.45  
Sep 1, 198889.74  
Aug 1, 198887.46  
Jul 1, 198890.56  
Jun 1, 198886.06  
May 1, 198890.63  
Apr 1, 198887.94  
Mar 1, 198889.09  
Feb 1, 198888.87  
Jan 1, 198890.0  
Dec 1, 198797.2  
Nov 1, 198785.39  
Oct 1, 198787.06  
Sep 1, 198783.65  
Aug 1, 198781.04  
Jul 1, 198777.2  
Jun 1, 198779.22  
May 1, 198773.94  
Apr 1, 198772.64  
Mar 1, 198767.84  
Feb 1, 198764.98  
Jan 1, 198756.58  
Dec 1, 198664.98  
Nov 1, 198668.08  
Oct 1, 198663.11  
Sep 1, 198662.19  
Aug 1, 198662.16  
Jul 1, 198665.06  
Jun 1, 198662.93  
May 1, 198664.82  
Apr 1, 198665.33  
Mar 1, 198663.45  
Feb 1, 198665.99  
Jan 1, 198667.16  
Dec 1, 198565.23  
Nov 1, 198565.18  
Oct 1, 198563.32  
Sep 1, 198561.58  
Aug 1, 198561.51  
Jul 1, 198560.37  
Jun 1, 198561.27  
May 1, 198560.17  
Apr 1, 198563.58  
Mar 1, 198561.95  
Feb 1, 198561.24  
Jan 1, 198561.28  
Dec 1, 198459.81  
Nov 1, 198461.22  
Oct 1, 198459.94  
Sep 1, 198457.25  
Aug 1, 198463.53  
Jul 1, 198466.52  
Jun 1, 198466.62  
May 1, 198469.5  
Apr 1, 198465.68  
Mar 1, 198465.59  
Feb 1, 198465.26  
Jan 1, 198461.19  
Dec 1, 198356.11  
Nov 1, 198360.5  
Oct 1, 198363.51  
Sep 1, 198357.51  
Aug 1, 198356.18  
Jul 1, 198352.79  
Jun 1, 198353.28  
May 1, 198352.14  
Apr 1, 198350.77  
Mar 1, 198349.9  
Feb 1, 198347.17  
Jan 1, 198344.9  
Dec 1, 198238.01  
Nov 1, 198238.28  
Oct 1, 198243.0  
Sep 1, 198248.01  
Aug 1, 198247.31  
Jul 1, 198249.31  
Jun 1, 198250.34  
May 1, 198251.11  
Apr 1, 198254.76  
Mar 1, 198259.55  
Feb 1, 198261.28  
Jan 1, 198264.79  
Dec 1, 198166.64  
Nov 1, 198170.98  
Oct 1, 198175.43  
Sep 1, 198182.57  
Aug 1, 198184.69  
Jul 1, 198181.85  
Jun 1, 198182.3  
May 1, 198183.84  
Apr 1, 198183.69  
Mar 1, 198184.54  
Feb 1, 198186.95  
Jan 1, 198186.09  
Dec 1, 198087.54  
Nov 1, 198088.86  
Oct 1, 198078.97  
Sep 1, 198065.95  
Aug 1, 198061.26  
Jul 1, 198058.0  
Jun 1, 198064.81  
May 1, 198073.02  
Apr 1, 198084.21  
Mar 1, 198090.36  
Feb 1, 198087.77  
Jan 1, 198089.37  
Dec 1, 197986.85  
Nov 1, 197988.39  
Oct 1, 197988.14  
Sep 1, 197989.61  
Aug 1, 197990.47  
Jul 1, 197993.08  
Jun 1, 197993.97  
May 1, 197989.46  
Apr 1, 197988.64  
Mar 1, 197987.1  
Feb 1, 197985.77  
Jan 1, 197983.4  
Dec 1, 197892.56  
Nov 1, 197891.63  
Oct 1, 197890.19  
Sep 1, 197889.65  
Aug 1, 197886.35  
Jul 1, 197886.1  
Jun 1, 197883.87  
May 1, 197882.56  
Apr 1, 197876.96  
Mar 1, 197874.04  
Feb 1, 197873.66  
Jan 1, 197877.15  
Dec 1, 197776.71  
Nov 1, 197776.16  
Oct 1, 197776.75  
Sep 1, 197776.57  
Aug 1, 197781.19  
Jul 1, 197778.17  
Jun 1, 197780.36  
May 1, 197782.34  
Apr 1, 197778.78  
Mar 1, 197776.33  
Feb 1, 197771.82  
Jan 1, 197767.47  
Dec 1, 197671.69  
Nov 1, 197673.97  
Oct 1, 197675.51  
Sep 1, 197679.24  
Aug 1, 197682.22  
Jul 1, 197683.56  
Jun 1, 197683.58  
May 1, 197681.59  
Apr 1, 197680.61  
Mar 1, 197678.77  
Feb 1, 197679.65  
Jan 1, 197673.62  
Dec 1, 197569.68  
Nov 1, 197569.5  
Oct 1, 197568.46  
Sep 1, 197571.58  
Aug 1, 197566.89  
Jul 1, 197567.3  
Jun 1, 197569.98  
May 1, 197571.09  
Apr 1, 197581.96  
Mar 1, 197594.57  
Feb 1, 197594.93  
Jan 1, 197593.96  
Dec 1, 197491.52  
Nov 1, 197498.84  
Oct 1, 1974105.37  
Sep 1, 1974104.18  
Aug 1, 1974103.07  
Jul 1, 1974106.69  
Jun 1, 1974103.8  
May 1, 1974100.74  
Apr 1, 1974100.47  
Mar 1, 197498.14  
Feb 1, 1974101.35  
Jan 1, 1974104.84  
Dec 1, 1973106.79  
Nov 1, 1973100.72  
Oct 1, 197397.55  
Sep 1, 197396.45  
Aug 1, 197397.36  
Jul 1, 197393.9  
Jun 1, 197391.74  
May 1, 197393.24  
Apr 1, 197388.56  
Mar 1, 197390.82  
Feb 1, 197392.02  
Jan 1, 197389.84  
Dec 1, 197288.92  
Nov 1, 197285.32  
Oct 1, 197282.93  
Sep 1, 197282.13  
Aug 1, 197281.16  
Jul 1, 197278.04  
Jun 1, 197280.79  
May 1, 197281.98  
Apr 1, 197281.36  
Mar 1, 197278.38  
Feb 1, 197273.2  

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