# Natural Gas Is the Next Price To Watch | Robert H. Smith School of Business

> An energy economist at the University of Maryland's Smith School says U.S. natural gas futures, around $4.50 versus $3.50 over the summer, are poised to lift household utility bills by roughly 15% in the next year. Storage is at a 15-year low, 16% below year-earlier levels, after a cold previous winter. Consumer effects could appear as early as April because of production lags.

- Date: 2018-11-21 · published 2018-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10417-natural-gas-is-the-next-price-to-watch-robert-h-smith-school-of-business
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high gas prices and low storage raise energy costs across the supply chain, including processing and transport for feed ingredients. The outlook points to continued upward pressure on energy-linked input costs into 2019.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2020-04-12 | [Higher Natural Gas Prices Are On The Horizon \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12201-higher-natural-gas-prices-are-on-the-horizon-oilprice-com.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-08 | [Fertilizer prices soaring as natural-gas rally adds to ‘perfect storm’ - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5906-fertilizer-prices-soaring-as-natural-gas-rally-adds-to-perfect-storm-marketwatch.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-31 | [Natural gas prices \| European Gas Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51817-natural-gas-prices-european-gas-hub.md) | -15.6% | -23.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-12 | [Winter Weather, LNG Demand Raises Forecast Natural Gas Benchmark Prices — The Offtake](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26218-winter-weather-lng-demand-raises-forecast-natural-gas-benchmark-prices-the.md) | +54.4% | +15.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-07-23 | [Natural gas price nears three-year high as summer heat strains supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46254-natural-gas-price-nears-three-year-high-as-summer-heat-strains-supply.md) | +0.8% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- rhsmith.umd.edu: https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/research/natural-gas-next-price-watch

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