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- 12 Apr
Another Week – Another Fuel Price Increase
In today’s US Energy Information Adminstration weekly fuel price report, the USEIA revealed an $.11 increase for the national average price of Unleaded Regular fuel. The US national average retail fuel price of unleaded gasoline now sits at $3.79/gallon, a gallon of midgrade rose to $3.90, and a gallon of premium rose to $4.02. That’s the first time the national average for premium fuel has been priced above $4 for years. These are the highest fuel price levels since September 2008.
The regional areas hit hardest were the Gulf Coast and the Midwest, where the average price for unleaded rose $.12 to $3.66 and $3.90/gallon respectively. The lowest increase of any region was $.07 in the Rocky Mountains, where a gallon of unleaded fuel averages $3.57.
As for individual states, Minnesota had the largest fuel price increase of the week, where prices rose $.23/gallon for unleaded, with an average price of $3.82/gallon.
The average price of Unleaded in California remained the highest in the nation, reaching $4.20/gallon. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, a gallon of Unleaded is priced the highest in any major city, at $4.23 and $4.22 per gallon.
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