WASHINGTON, DC– I te rā nei, i pūrongo te American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) mō te marama o Hūrae 2019, i tukuna e ngā mira maitai o Amerika he 8,115,103 tana kupenga, he pikinga 5.1 ōrau mai i te 7,718,499 tana kupenga i tukuna i te marama o mua, Pipiri 2019, me te pikinga 2.6 ōrau mai i te 7,911,228 tana kupenga i tukuna i te Hūrae 2018. Ko ngā tukunga o te tau ki tēnei rā i te tau 2019 he 56,338,348 tana kupenga, he pikinga 2.0 ōrau ki ngā tukunga o te tau 2018 he 55,215,285 tana kupenga mō ngā marama e whitu.

Mā te whakataurite i ngā tuku o Hūrae ki te marama o Hune i mua, ka kitea ngā panonitanga e whai ake nei: ngā pepa hurihuri matao, kua piki ake mā te 9 ōrau, ngā pepa hurihuri wera, kua piki ake mā te 6 ōrau, me ngā pepa me ngā riipene whakarewa kua toua wera, kāore he panonitanga.