UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -42 bcf vs -43 bcf Expected

(Updated - December 8, 2016 10:30 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -42 bcf vs -43 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,953 Bcf as of Friday, December 2, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 42 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 51 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 254 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,699 Bcf. At 3,953 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (12/02/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	12/02/16			11/25/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	899			912			-13			-13				913			-1.5			889			1.1
Midwest	1,112			1,130			-18			-18				1,090			2.0			1,038			7.1
Mountain	256			258			-2			-2				205			24.9			203			26.1
Pacific	323			328			-5			-5				365			-11.5			359			-10.0
South Central	1,363			1,367			-4			-4				1,328			2.6			1,210			12.6
Salt	403			400			3			3				379			6.3			320			25.9
Nonsalt	960			967			-7			-7				948			1.3			889			8.0
Total	3,953			3,995			-42			-42				3,902			1.3			3,699			6.9

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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