Gas Prices Rise for First time Since July, Survey Finds

Gas prices on average rose about 6.5 cents during the last two weeks, according to a national survey released Sunday.

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Gas prices on average rose about 6.5 cents over the last two weeks, according to a national survey released Sunday.

The average price of regular gasoline on Friday was $2.81 a gallon, mid-grade was $2.94 and premium was $3.05, oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said.

The nation's lowest price was in Newark, N.J., where a gallon of regular cost $2.52. The highest was in Chicago at $3.27, according to the Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide.

In California, the average price for regular was the same as the national average, $2.81. The lowest was in Bakersfield at $2.69 while San Francisco remained the highest at $2.92.

Source: www.lundbergsurvey.com

No more results found.
No more results found.