Gas prices back to pre-Hurricane Irma levels, AAA says
- by Garry Little
- in Health Care
- — Dec 20, 2017
The U.S. average diesel price is $2.88, holding steady from two weeks ago.
GasBuddy.com's latest report over the weekend said the average price for a gallon of unleaded in IN is two dollars and 48 cents.
Gas prices are at their lowest price in more than 100 days, but only less expensive in relative terms.
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Motor club AAA lists a national average retail price of $2.41 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline as of Tuesday.
"Gulf Coast refineries have completely recovered from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, and are now flooding the market with fuel in anticipation of strong demand during the year-end holidays", said Mark Jenkins, spokesman at AAA in Tampa.
In September gas stations in San Antonio and across Texas were hit with shortages due to Hurricane Harvey related refinery outages and gas prices spiked. "AAA forecasts a record-setting 97.4 million Americans will take a road trip during the final 10 days of the year".
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The current gas price is 25 cents above where it was a year ago.
Though the gas price will be the highest in years, it's also down from where prices were at Thanksgiving.
With gas prices down in both Rhode Island and MA, holiday travelers will have a little extra to spend on gifts. Gas prices are still higher than previous year after the Harvey-related refinery shutdowns sent them spiking across Texas.
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AAA expects gasoline demand to weaken throughout the winter, which translates to better prices at the pump. Lawrenceville gas prices range from $2.04- $2.13.
