Energy prices

Industrial Natural Gas Price

Name: Industrial Natural Gas Price, U.S. manufacturing data
Creator: MFG Calcs
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

As of May 2026, industrial natural gas price stands at $4.27 /Mcf (EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price), falling over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

Industrial Natural Gas Price is a direct operating cost for any energy-intensive process: melting, heat treating, drying, compressed air, and machining all scale with it. Watching the trend helps plants time efficiency projects and price energy-heavy work correctly rather than quoting off a stale rate.
The figure comes from EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price and is reported in USD/Mcf. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.

Latest reading: $4.27 /Mcf for May 2026.
Prior period: $4.90 (Apr 2026), a decline of 0.63.
Compared with a year earlier, industrial natural gas price is down 9%.
Across the archived window the high was $8.43 in Feb 2026 and the low was $4.27 in May 2026.
The series has moved down for 3 consecutive periods.
14 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price publishes a new figure.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.