UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -168 bcf vs -170 bcf Expected

(Updated - January 14, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -168 bcf vs -170 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,475 Bcf as of Friday, January 8, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 168 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 587 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 474 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,001 Bcf. At 3,475 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (01/08/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	01/08/16			01/01/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	802			857			-55			-55				692			15.9			711			12.8
Midwest	942			983			-41			-41				785			20.0			809			16.4
Mountain	177			185			-8			-8				143			23.8			171			3.5
Pacific	295			313			-18			-18				295			0.0			284			3.9
South Central	1,259			1,305			-46			-46				971			29.7			1,026			22.7
Salt	364			379			-15			-15				296			23.0			251			45.0
Nonsalt	895			925			-30			-30				676			32.4			776			15.3
Total	3,475			3,643			-168			-168				2,888			20.3			3,001			15.8

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.

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