Fuel prices rise again for sixth straight week

  • Fuel prices rise again for sixth straight week

    Fuel prices rose again for the sixth straight week, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The US national average fuel price of unleaded gasoline rose a penny to $3.08/gallon, while a gallon of midgrade rose two cents to $3.20, and a gallon of premium rose two cents to $3.33.

    The largest fuel price increases were on the West Coast, where the average gallon of unleaded gas rose three cents to $3.26/gallon. The Lower Atlantic states also rose $.03/gallon to $3.05 for a gallon of unleaded.

    As for individual states, Minnesota was hit with a $.06/gallon weekly increase for unleaded, with an average price of $3.09/gallon. Colorado continues to have the lowest average fuel prices in the US where a gallon of unleaded is $2.86, up three cents from last week. California again has the highest fuel prices in the country where the average price for a gallon of unleaded is $3.33, up three cents from last week. New York state has the second highest prices in the nation, where a gallon of unleaded is $3.30/gallon, up a penny from last week.

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