Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 7.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.24 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has increased 1.6 cents a gallon to $3.21, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 2.7 cents a gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 5.2 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 16.3 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 22.5 cents lower than a year ago.
“Surprisingly, the decreases we’ve seen in the national average have all but dried up,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “I admit, it’s a bit of a head scratcher to have seen wholesale gasoline prices perk up last week, and it’s a bit premature to say we’ve seen the end of decreases in gas prices for the time being, so I’m hopeful that an uptick in the national average is merely temporary.”