Figure E
Falling demand for aluminum cans is nothing new: U.S. and Canadian can stock shipments, January 2007—February 2021
| date | Can stocks | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | 371.026 | 394.721 |
| 2007-02-01 | 333.968 | 394.2333 |
| 2007-03-01 | 371.172 | 393.7455 |
| 2007-04-01 | 336.145 | 393.2577 |
| 2007-05-01 | 389.898 | 392.77 |
| 2007-06-01 | 362.853 | 392.2822 |
| 2007-07-01 | 399.407 | 391.7944 |
| 2007-08-01 | 387.846 | 391.3066 |
| 2007-09-01 | 379.233 | 390.8189 |
| 2007-10-01 | 405.968 | 390.3311 |
| 2007-11-01 | 371.558 | 389.8433 |
| 2007-12-01 | 359.347 | 389.3556 |
| 2008-01-01 | 404.725 | 388.8678 |
| 2008-02-01 | 372.283 | 388.38 |
| 2008-03-01 | 406.485 | 387.8922 |
| 2008-04-01 | 404.107 | 387.4045 |
| 2008-05-01 | 409.323 | 386.9167 |
| 2008-06-01 | 408.724 | 386.4289 |
| 2008-07-01 | 427.535 | 385.9412 |
| 2008-08-01 | 386.445 | 385.4534 |
| 2008-09-01 | 389.526 | 384.9656 |
| 2008-10-01 | 382.533 | 384.4778 |
| 2008-11-01 | 326.298 | 383.9901 |
| 2008-12-01 | 357.715 | 383.5023 |
| 2009-01-01 | 356.318 | 383.0145 |
| 2009-02-01 | 343.434 | 382.5268 |
| 2009-03-01 | 381.029 | 382.039 |
| 2009-04-01 | 357.744 | 381.5512 |
| 2009-05-01 | 385.763 | 381.0634 |
| 2009-06-01 | 392.644 | 380.5757 |
| 2009-07-01 | 383.081 | 380.0879 |
| 2009-08-01 | 395.101 | 379.6001 |
| 2009-09-01 | 376.139 | 379.1124 |
| 2009-10-01 | 372.151 | 378.6246 |
| 2009-11-01 | 341.776 | 378.1368 |
| 2009-12-01 | 355.018 | 377.649 |
| 2010-01-01 | 347.096 | 377.1613 |
| 2010-02-01 | 331.401 | 376.6735 |
| 2010-03-01 | 360.538 | 376.1857 |
| 2010-04-01 | 343.332 | 375.698 |
| 2010-05-01 | 368.258 | 375.2102 |
| 2010-06-01 | 381.176 | 374.7224 |
| 2010-07-01 | 383.806 | 374.2346 |
| 2010-08-01 | 376.466 | 373.7469 |
| 2010-09-01 | 369.939 | 373.2591 |
| 2010-10-01 | 366.829 | 372.7713 |
| 2010-11-01 | 360.598 | 372.2836 |
| 2010-12-01 | 339.087 | 371.7958 |
| 2011-01-01 | 364.125 | 371.308 |
| 2011-02-01 | 352.956 | 370.8203 |
| 2011-03-01 | 396.999 | 370.3325 |
| 2011-04-01 | 369.021 | 369.8447 |
| 2011-05-01 | 393.516 | 369.3569 |
| 2011-06-01 | 401.321 | 368.8691 |
| 2011-07-01 | 375.203 | 368.3814 |
| 2011-08-01 | 389.01 | 367.8936 |
| 2011-09-01 | 357.429 | 367.4059 |
| 2011-10-01 | 362.816 | 366.9181 |
| 2011-11-01 | 333.774 | 366.4303 |
| 2011-12-01 | 352.115 | 365.9425 |
| 2012-01-01 | 362.658 | 365.4547 |
| 2012-02-01 | 352.382 | 364.967 |
| 2012-03-01 | 384.35 | 364.4792 |
| 2012-04-01 | 361.39 | 363.9914 |
| 2012-05-01 | 387.954 | 363.5037 |
| 2012-06-01 | 387.454 | 363.0159 |
| 2012-07-01 | 381.406 | 362.5281 |
| 2012-08-01 | 393.202 | 362.0403 |
| 2012-09-01 | 372.873 | 361.5526 |
| 2012-10-01 | 351.188 | 361.0648 |
| 2012-11-01 | 331.358 | 360.577 |
| 2012-12-01 | 331.809 | 360.0893 |
| 2013-01-01 | 379.697 | 359.6015 |
| 2013-02-01 | 346.203 | 359.1137 |
| 2013-03-01 | 388.192 | 358.6259 |
| 2013-04-01 | 380.691 | 358.1382 |
| 2013-05-01 | 386.926 | 357.6504 |
| 2013-06-01 | 370.177 | 357.1626 |
| 2013-07-01 | 390.985 | 356.6749 |
| 2013-08-01 | 365.142 | 356.1871 |
| 2013-09-01 | 346.68 | 355.6993 |
| 2013-10-01 | 365.006 | 355.2115 |
| 2013-11-01 | 320.665 | 354.7238 |
| 2013-12-01 | 321.63 | 354.236 |
| 2014-01-01 | 349.213 | 353.7482 |
| 2014-02-01 | 322.489 | 353.2605 |
| 2014-03-01 | 368.769 | 352.7727 |
| 2014-04-01 | 341.981 | 352.2849 |
| 2014-05-01 | 367.514 | 351.7971 |
| 2014-06-01 | 366.659 | 351.3094 |
| 2014-07-01 | 374.512 | 350.8216 |
| 2014-08-01 | 370.626 | 350.3338 |
| 2014-09-01 | 357.804 | 349.8461 |
| 2014-10-01 | 349.445 | 349.3583 |
| 2014-11-01 | 332.092 | 348.8705 |
| 2014-12-01 | 349.408 | 348.3828 |
| 2015-01-01 | 352.927 | 347.895 |
| 2015-02-01 | 317.599 | 347.4072 |
| 2015-03-01 | 360.473 | 346.9194 |
| 2015-04-01 | 336.952 | 346.4317 |
| 2015-05-01 | 348.064 | 345.9439 |
| 2015-06-01 | 360.974 | 345.4561 |
| 2015-07-01 | 354.926 | 344.9684 |
| 2015-08-01 | 357.122 | 344.4806 |
| 2015-09-01 | 354.802 | 343.9928 |
| 2015-10-01 | 354.532 | 343.505 |
| 2015-11-01 | 334.43 | 343.0173 |
| 2015-12-01 | 345.522 | 342.5295 |
| 2016-01-01 | 333.437 | 342.0417 |
| 2016-02-01 | 339.4 | 341.554 |
| 2016-03-01 | 366.621 | 341.0662 |
| 2016-04-01 | 348.14 | 340.5784 |
| 2016-05-01 | 352.747 | 340.0906 |
| 2016-06-01 | 365.768 | 339.6029 |
| 2016-07-01 | 350.157 | 339.1151 |
| 2016-08-01 | 374.278 | 338.6273 |
| 2016-09-01 | 355.071 | 338.1396 |
| 2016-10-01 | 310.207 | 337.6518 |
| 2016-11-01 | 343.473 | 337.164 |
| 2016-12-01 | 315.078 | 336.6762 |
| 2017-01-01 | 346.157 | 336.1885 |
| 2017-02-01 | 324.605 | 335.7007 |
| 2017-03-01 | 362.845 | 335.2129 |
| 2017-04-01 | 322.318 | 334.7252 |
| 2017-05-01 | 348.212 | 334.2374 |
| 2017-06-01 | 345.634 | 333.7496 |
| 2017-07-01 | 343.784 | 333.2618 |
| 2017-08-01 | 356.243 | 332.7741 |
| 2017-09-01 | 322.698 | 332.2863 |
| 2017-10-01 | 335.369 | 331.7985 |
| 2017-11-01 | 316.053 | 331.3108 |
| 2017-12-01 | 310.565 | 330.823 |
| 2018-01-01 | 345.757 | 330.3352 |
| 2018-02-01 | 305.711 | 329.8474 |
| 2018-03-01 | 346.732 | 329.3596 |
| 2018-04-01 | 326.424 | 328.8719 |
| 2018-05-01 | 359.338 | 328.3841 |
| 2018-06-01 | 336.706 | 327.8964 |
| 2018-07-01 | 351.292 | 327.4086 |
| 2018-08-01 | 338.493 | 326.9208 |
| 2018-09-01 | 314.191 | 326.433 |
| 2018-10-01 | 349.902 | 325.9453 |
| 2018-11-01 | 324.963 | 325.4575 |
| 2018-12-01 | 314.852 | 324.9697 |
| 2019-01-01 | 324.611 | 324.482 |
| 2019-02-01 | 288.235 | 323.9942 |
| 2019-03-01 | 318.541 | 323.5064 |
| 2019-04-01 | 312.475 | 323.0186 |
| 2019-05-01 | 312.192 | 322.5309 |
| 2019-06-01 | 308.298 | 322.0431 |
| 2019-07-01 | 315.073 | 321.5553 |
| 2019-08-01 | 319.517 | 321.0675 |
| 2019-09-01 | 304.17 | 320.5798 |
| 2019-10-01 | 310.663 | 320.092 |
| 2019-11-01 | 288.047 | 319.6042 |
| 2019-12-01 | 295.827 | 319.1165 |
| 2020-01-01 | 303.812 | 318.6287 |
| 2020-02-01 | 280.964 | 318.1409 |
| 2020-03-01 | 317.165 | 317.6531 |
| 2020-04-01 | 310.461 | 317.1654 |
| 2020-05-01 | 331.154 | 316.6776 |
| 2020-06-01 | 328.507 | 316.1898 |
| 2020-07-01 | 319.18 | 315.7021 |
| 2020-08-01 | 333.673 | 315.2143 |
| 2020-09-01 | 316.1 | 314.7265 |
| 2020-10-01 | 337.228 | 314.2387 |
| 2020-11-01 | 314.548 | 313.751 |
| 2020-12-01 | 327.628 | 313.2632 |
| 2021-01-01 | 322.765 | 312.7754 |
| 2021-02-01 | 289.526 | 312.2877 |
Source: EPI analysis of Aluminum Association data.
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