WASHINGTON, DC– Ua hōʻike ka American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) i kēia lā no ka mahina o Iulai 2019, ua hoʻouna aku nā hale wili kila o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa i 8,115,103 tone ʻupena, he piʻi 5.1 pakeneka mai ka 7,718,499 tone ʻupena i hoʻouna ʻia i ka mahina i hala, ʻo Iune 2019, a he piʻi 2.6 pakeneka mai ka 7,911,228 tone ʻupena i hoʻouna ʻia i Iulai 2018. ʻO nā hoʻouna o ka makahiki a hiki i kēia lā ma 2019 he 56,338,348 tone ʻupena, he piʻi 2.0 pakeneka e hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā hoʻouna o 2018 o 55,215,285 tone ʻupena no ʻehiku mahina.

ʻO ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana o nā hoʻouna ʻana o Iulai i ka mahina i hala o Iune e hōʻike ana i nā loli penei: nā pepa i ʻōwili anu ʻia, piʻi i ka 9 pakeneka, nā pepa i ʻōwili wela ʻia, piʻi i ka 6 pakeneka, a me nā pepa galvanized i hoʻoluʻu ʻia i ka wela a me ke kaula, ʻaʻohe loli.