All Volumes in Bcf	Current Stocks 8/23//2002	Estimated Prior 5-Year (1997-2001) Average	Percent Difference from 5 Year Average	Implied Net Change from Last Week	One-Week Prior Stocks 8/16/02
East Region	1,537	1,450	6.0%	43	1,494
West Region	376	315	19.4%	8	368
Producing Region	803	644	24.7%	8	795
Total Lower 48	2,716	2,409	12.7%	59	2,657
Source:  Energy Information Administration:  Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report," and the Historical Weekly Storage Estimates Database.