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Table 5c. U.S. Regional Natural Gas Prices
Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Wholesale/Spot

         

U.S. Average Wellhead

5.45 7.26 6.40 6.39 8.09

Henry Hub Spot Price

6.08 8.94 6.94 7.17 9.17

Residential

         

New England

14.15 15.49 17.55 16.50 17.07

Middle Atlantic

12.20 13.54 15.64 15.01 15.90

East North Central

9.55 11.76 12.38 11.62 12.39

West North Central

10.11 11.85 12.57 12.04 12.25

South Atlantic

13.09 15.61 17.18 16.45 17.22

East South Central

11.34 13.87 15.48 14.12 14.94

West South Central

10.60 12.56 13.46 12.35 14.05

Mountain

9.18 10.90 12.02 10.93 11.17

Pacific

9.81 11.75 12.02 11.98 12.79

U.S. Average

10.75 12.70 13.75 13.00 13.58

Commercial

         

New England

11.99 13.63 14.93 13.97 14.77

Middle Atlantic

10.35 12.01 12.75 12.14 13.11

East North Central

8.76 10.66 11.41 10.66 11.28

West North Central

8.83 10.60 10.93 10.46 11.07

South Atlantic

10.46 12.90 13.63 12.74 13.60

East South Central

9.80 12.55 13.45 12.34 13.55

West South Central

8.69 10.62 10.68 10.22 11.54

Mountain

7.85 9.46 10.63 9.72 9.91

Pacific

8.75 10.52 10.90 10.86 11.56

U.S. Average

9.43 11.34 11.99 11.31 11.98

Industrial

         

New England

10.83 12.54 12.92 12.21 13.63

Middle Atlantic

8.62 10.61 11.01 10.94 12.44

East North Central

7.84 9.83 9.74 9.62 10.40

West North Central

6.78 8.86 8.44 7.95 9.29

South Atlantic

7.63 10.41 9.72 9.24 11.10

East South Central

7.20 9.68 9.64 8.58 10.24

West South Central

6.04 7.97 6.89 6.89 9.08

Mountain

6.77 8.37 9.49 8.92 9.35

Pacific

5.87 7.14 7.96 8.34 9.85

U.S. Average

6.53 8.56 7.86 7.59 9.55
 
  - = no data available
  Notes: The approximate break between historical and forecast values is shown with historical data printed in bold; estimates and forecasts in italics.
  Regions refer to U.S. Census divisions.
  See "Census division" in EIA's Energy Glossary (http://www.eia.doe.gov/glossary/index.html) for a list of States in each region.
  Historical data: Latest data available from Energy Information Administration databases supporting the Natural Gas Monthly, DOE/EIA-0130.
  Natural gas Henry Hub spot price from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index (http://Intelligencepress.com).
  Minor discrepancies with published historical data are due to independent rounding.
  Projections: Generated by simulation of the EIA Regional Short-Term Energy Model.