07 Oct 2011 | 07:54 UTC — New York

New symbols for AISI, WSA steel production

Platts has created new symbols for steel production and capacity utilization percentage figures from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the World Steel Association (WSA). The WSA was formerly known as the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI).

The symbols are in market data category FA. The AISI figures (in tons) will update weekly, and the WSA figures (in thousands of metric tonnes) monthly.

Separate 'previous year' symbols have been set up for AISI US figures because the as-of dates for the previous-year values reported each week differ from the as-of dates for the corresponding figures as reported the previous year.

The new symbols are as follows; they are expected to begin updating on or about November 10:

MDC
Symbol
Bate
Dec
Frq
Curr
UOM
Description
FA
AISIA04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Detroit MI Prod Wk
FA
AISIB04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Indiana/Chicago IL Prod Wk
FA
AISIC04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Lake Erie Prod Wk
FA
AISIF04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Pittsburgh/Youngstown OH Prod Wk
FA
AISIG04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Southern US Prod Wk
FA
AISID04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US Midwest Prod Wk
FA
AISIE04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US NE Coast Prod Wk
FA
AISIH04
u
1
WA
N/A
PCT
AISI Raw Steel US Pct Capability Util Wk
FA
AISIH14
u
1
WA
N/A
PCT
AISI Raw Steel US Prev Yr Pct Cap Util Wk
FA
AISII14
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US Prev Yr Prod Wk
FA
AISII04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US Prod Wk
FA
AISIHP4
u
1
WA
N/A
PCT
AISI Raw Steel US YTD Pct Cap Util Prev Yr Wk
FA
AISIHY4
u
1
WA
N/A
PCT
AISI Raw Steel US YTD Pct Cap Util Wk
FA
AISIIP4
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US YTD Prod Prev Yr Wk
FA
AISIIY4
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel US YTD Prod Wk
FA
AISIJ04
u
0
WA
N/A
TON
AISI Raw Steel Western US Prod Wk
FA
IISIB03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Africa Prod Mo
FA
IISIC03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Asia Prod Mo
FA
IISID03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel CIS Prod Mo
FA
IISIE03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Europe EU Prod Mo
FA
IISII03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Europe Other Prod Mo
FA
IISIF03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Middle East Prod Mo
FA
IISIG03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel N America Prod Mo
FA
IISIH03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel Oceania Prod Mo
FA
IISIJ03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel S America Prod Mo
FA
IISIA03
u
0
MA
N/A
TMT
WSA/IISI Crude Steel World Prod Mo



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