Natural Gas Inventory -91 bcf vs -65 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -91 bcf vs -65 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/04/18) | 5-year average (2014-18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/04/19 | 12/28/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 651 | 661 | -10 | -10 | 675 | -3.6 | 720 | -9.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 763 | 798 | -35 | -35 | 792 | -3.7 | 835 | -8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 132 | C | 147 | -15 | -11 | C | 169 | -21.9 | 173 | -23.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 204 | 220 | -16 | -16 | 253 | -19.4 | 279 | -26.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 865 | 878 | -13 | -13 | 929 | -6.9 | 1,070 | -19.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 302 | 296 | 6 | 6 | 235 | 28.5 | 303 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 563 | 582 | -19 | -19 | 694 | -18.9 | 766 | -26.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,614 | C | 2,705 | -91 | -87 | C | 2,818 | -7.2 | 3,078 | -15.1 | |||||||||||||||
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,614 Bcf as of Friday, January 4, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 91 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 204 Bcf less than last year at this time and 464 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,078 Bcf. At 2,614 Bcf, total working gas is below the five-year historical range.
For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2014 through 2018. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
| Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient of Variation for Stocks % of working gas | Standard Error for Net Change billion cubic feet (Bcf) | ||||||||||
| Region | 01/04/19 | 12/28/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Salt | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ||||||||
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