# What Happened to Natural Gas Prices at the End of 2018? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

> The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reviews natural gas price movements at the end of 2018. It notes that record 2018 production and rising demand produced sharp price swings, with prices rising in the fourth quarter.

- Date: 2019-03-01 · published 2019-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7998-what-happened-to-natural-gas-prices-at-the-end-of-2018-u-s-bureau-of-labor
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Record output has been offset by strong demand, so prices have been volatile rather than trending down. The piece is a retrospective data commentary with no new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-06-28 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Converged More in 2017 as Use of LNG Spot Prices Increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64716-global-natural-gas-prices-converged-more-in-2017-as-use-of-lng-spot-prices.md) | -4.3% | -6.8% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-01 | [EIA explores effects of liquefied natural gas exports on the U.S. natural gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36121-eia-explores-effects-of-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-on-the-u-s-natural-gas.md) | +2.1% | +16.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-01 | [We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21227-we-expect-henry-hub-natural-gas-spot-prices-to-fall-slightly-in-2026-before.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- bls.gov: https://www.bls.gov/blog/2019/what-happened-to-natural-gas-prices-at-the-end-of-2018.htm

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