UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +36 bcf vs +43 bcf Expected

(Updated - September 8, 2016 10:30 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory +36 bcf vs +43 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,437 Bcf as of Friday, September 2, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 36 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 196 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 306 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,131 Bcf. At 3,437 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

													Historical Comparisons
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (09/02/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	09/02/16			08/26/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	812			796			16			16				764			6.3			770			5.5
Midwest	928			904			24			24				839			10.6			854			8.7
Mountain	224			222			2			2				190			17.9			181			23.8
Pacific	313			310			3			3				348			-10.1			331			-5.4
South Central	1,160			1,169			-9			-9				1,101			5.4			995			16.6
Salt	280			287			-7			-7				292			-4.1			225			24.4
Nonsalt	880			883			-3			-3				808			8.9			770			14.3
Total	3,437			3,401			36			36				3,241			6.0			3,131			9.8

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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