Total cold-formed steel (CFS) manufacturing volume in the United States increased 1.7% during Q1 2025 compared with the same quarter one year ago, Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) data show.
The SFIA report — SFIA 2025 Data and SFIA 2025 Data with Analysis, which includes the Q1 tonnage data — is available for purchase from the SFIA Store. Additional data reports, including data and analysis from 2024, 2023, etc. — are also available for purchase.
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“The Q1 uptick underscores the robust health of the cold-formed steel framing sector,” said Don Allen, SFIA’s executive director. “It highlights our industry’s steadfast resilience and pioneering spirit—a noteworthy achievement for everyone committed to building with steel.”
Total volume of both structural and nonstructural manufactured CFS framing products was up in the West and South Central U.S. regions. The North Central region volume was basically flat, while the East region’s manufacturing volume output was slightly down.
According to the Q1 2025 SFIA survey:
- West: 8.7 % growth in Q1 2025 total CFS volume vs. Q1 2024
- South Central: 0.8% growth in Q1 2025 total CFS volume vs. Q1 2024
- North Central: 0.4% decline in Q1 2025 total CFS volume vs. Q1 2024
- East: 1.1% decline in Q1 2025 total CFS volume vs. Q1 2024
The complete SFIA Data report includes the total tons of manufactured CFS framing products by region and by category (structural and nonstructural).
SFIA data is derived from a survey of U. S. manufacturers. It represents the volume of steel in raw tons before processing used to produce studs, track, joists, angle, furring channel, hat channel, flat steel, Z furring, clips, purlins, girts, resilient channel, cold-rolled channel, cold-formed truss components, special cold-formed shapes and any scrap produced. Metal lath is not reported.
Two Reports Available
1. SFIA Data
The 2025 SFIA Data report is the only market research report that provides quarterly and annual tonnage data for the movement of steel framing products in the U.S., by type and by region, and that track steel framing product inventories. The data is derived from a quarterly survey of manufacturers producing a minimum of 85% of the cold formed steel (CFS) products manufactured in the United States.
The data is collected by the Thompson Research Group (TRG), which surveys CFS manufacturers, aggregates the data and reports on the volume of steel used to produce steel studs, track, joists and related CFS materials.
2. SFIA Data with Analysis
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Steel Framing Industry Association
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), a unique, ANSI-accredited standards development organization represents steel mills, coil coaters, stud and connector manufacturers, component fabricators, Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) engineers, suppliers/distributors, contractors and others. The SFIA provides its members with exclusive access to technical cold-formed steel (CFS) framing services, including CFS certification, environmental product declarations, market data, technical publications, specification review services, architectural services, the Steel Framing Learning Portal, the SFIA Awards and more.
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Additional Resources
- Volume of Steel Framing Products Rises 3.8% in Q3 2024 as More Manufacturers Report, SFIA Says
- Manufacturing Volume of Steel Framing Products Rises 2.3% in Q2 vs. Q1, Says SFIA
- Manufacturing Volume of Total CFS Framing Dipped 4% Q1 2024 v Q1 2023, SFIA Says