Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.33 gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has increased 3.2 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.44, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 36.0 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 10.1 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 17.6 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 26.7 cents lower than a year ago.
“We fully expect that as refineries get into the prime of maintenance season, gasoline prices nationwide will continue to rise, and perhaps at the fastest rate we could see in 2014,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski. “We’re starting to see cleaner burning summer gasoline come in to view across the nation, and with lower production as refineries prepare for an increase in demand and for summer spec gasoline, price spikes can occur.”