Why buyers track it
Commercial context
A broad average that provides context for energy paid by U.S. industrial users.
Market driver · upstream reference
U.S. industrial gas
A broad average that provides context for energy paid by U.S. industrial users.
Latest available · 2026-054.27 $/Mcf↓ -12.86% · 2026-04 to 2026-05
Buyer takeaway
U.S. industrial gas fell 12.86% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.
Explore the available history
Showing exact source-native monthly periods; no daily date is invented.
Available observations
- : 4.04 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
- : 9.32 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
- : 4.41 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
- : 5.27 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
- : 4.90 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
- : 4.27 dollars_per_thousand_cubic_feet
Possible influence path
From signal to process pressure
Industrial gas average → heat/steam cost context → conversion pressure
Factors that moderate the relationship
Transmission varies by route and timing
National averages hide supplier, contract, state and plant-level differences.
Source and limits
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Official series page (opens in a new tab)
United States natural gas industrial price is an upstream benchmark or broad industrial average. It is not an observed resin, supplier, plant, compound, part, or transaction price.
REFERENCE DATA. Review the stated source, unit, geography and period before applying the result.
How this number was prepared
Source series: N3035US3M|duoarea=NUS|process=PIN. The displayed change compares the exact monthly observations for 2026-04 and 2026-05. Missing endpoints are not estimated.
Data status: source observation (OBSERVED); month-over-month difference (DERIVED); data snapshot dated 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z.