Maryland Drivers See Week Of Price Increases At The Gas Pump
There's been no price break at the gas pump for Maryland drivers. We've seen increases across the state this past week.
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There's been no price break at the gas pump for Maryland drivers. We've seen increases across the state this past week.
With the country on the move again and in the midst of the summer travel season, prices at the gas pump are on the rise.
The average price of gas in Maryland is $2.96 Friday, which is down 3 cents from last week, 10 cents in the last month, and up 83 cents from this date last year, according to the AAA Mid-Atlantic Public and Government Affairs Department's Maryland office.
AAA predicts travel will skyrocket this summer, following last summer's lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Colonial Pipeline restarted at 5 p.m. but that didn't stop some panic buying in Baltimore, despite Maryland officials asking residents not to hoard gas.
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Marylanders are currently paying an average of $2.77 a gallon. That's up a penny from last week, but down from $2.84 last month.
Maryland drivers are seeing a slow decrease in prices at the gas pump, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
The national average for a gallon of gas is now at $2.89, and it's expected to reach $3 by Memorial Day, experts say.
The national average price for a gallon of gas is nearly $3. Here in Maryland, we are paying slightly less than the national average, at $2.84 a gallon.
Gas prices continue to climb across the U.S., with average prices jumping double digits in every state since Friday, AAA said Monday.
Gas prices continue to climb in Maryland and across the nation. Prices at the pump are at their highest daily total since August 2019.
Just two months into 2021 and gas prices are already higher than the highest point of 2020.
Since last Friday, gas prices across Maryland have increased by at least 15 cents, according to AAA.
The new year has started, but prices at the gas pump in Maryland and across the nation are holding steady.
Gas prices are at their highest since mid-March when stay at home orders were first issued in many parts of the country, according to AAA.
Since Monday, Maryland drivers have seen an increase at the pump, mirroring the national average, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Gas prices have hit a new milestone that is sure to save you money.
Drivers are seeing very little change to prices at the pump as the summer driving season winds down.
As businesses begin to reopen amid loosened restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Marylanders will see a slight increase in prices at the pump, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
For the fifth consecutive week, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Maryland is under $2, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Maryland's statewide gas price average has been under $2 for three weeks now as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Drivers in Maryland saw gas prices drop again this week, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Maryland drivers experienced another week of decreasing gas prices as the national demand dropped to its lowest point since spring of 1968.
Low demand for oil thanks in part to the coronavirus has resulted in gas prices across Maryland being some of the lowest residents have seen in years.
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