Steel demand growth

RecordSTO-01M2KJ7XBY-FBKGCXKWV0-MKK2SD

1.7%

forecast

United States · 2026

worldsteel projects steel demand growth in the United States at 1.7% in 2026.

Original source

Steel demand growth: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher: worldsteel
Authority tier: T2 Official
Report: worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Retrieved: 15 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

What the source says

Steel demand in the United States is projected to grow by 1.7% in 2026 and 2.0% in 2027.
World Steel Association, worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026

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World Steel Association. (2026). worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD

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MLA: World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2026, https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD.
Chicago: World Steel Association. "worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026." 2026. https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD.
BibTeX: @misc{worldsteel2026steelmkk2sd, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/media/press-releases/2026/worldsteel-short-range-outlook-april-2026/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher: World Steel Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report: worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Type: Press release
Published: —
Locator: worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2026
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

Verification

Status: Verified
Review protocol: Editorial review
Checked on: 15 September 2026
Last revision: 15 September 2026
Permanent URL: /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD

Same indicator, other countries

2026 figures for the same indicator, ranked highest first.

Country or region	Value	Source	Details
India	7.4%	worldsteel	Open record
Global	2.5%	worldsteel	Open record
Global	0.9%	OECD	Open record
China	-1.5%	worldsteel	Open record

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Cited in

Global Steel Dynamics 2026: Capacity Overhang, Regional Divergence, and Trade Pressures

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: forecast. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2SD.