Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 4.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.39 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has increased 8.2 cents a gallon in the last week to $2.54, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday in greater Savannah were $1.23.7 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 12.9 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 10.7 cents a gallon during the last month and stands $1.16.7 cents a gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“A rebound in crude oil prices has fueled up gasoline prices in the last week across the United States, with even bigger spikes in the West Coast, where refinery problems have returned,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “The national average stands at a four-month high, though for this date prices remain at their lowest since 2009.”
Monthly comparisons show all but three of the fifty states seeing higher prices than they stood four weeks ago, with Illinois, Hawaii and Wisconsin showing declines. In states that saw increases, New Jersey, Utah and Connecticut saw the largest gains- all rising more than 20 cents per gallon.
Meanwhile, all fifty states stood far lower today than a year ago, with the biggest drops in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, who all stand nearly $1.30 per gallon lower than a year ago. On the other side, Utah, Nevada and Alaska have seen the smallest drops versus last year at 75 cents, 82 cents and 83 cents, respectively.
