Travel Up, Gas Prices Down As Motorists Hit Road For Holiday Weekend
AAA Mid-Atlantic says gas prices are nearly one dollar less than this time last year, and the lowest for a Memorial Day Weekend in five years.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic says gas prices are nearly one dollar less than this time last year, and the lowest for a Memorial Day Weekend in five years.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says that while the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.53, up two cents from last week, prices are down from a year ago.
AAA says 90 percent of holiday travelers in the Philadelphia region, or about 400,000 people, will be driving to their destinations – a five percent increase from last year.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.51, down a penny from last week.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.52, up 6 cents from last week.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.46, up 10 cents from last week.
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Figures released by AAA Mid-Atlantic show the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded rose from $2.16 to $2.18 in New Jersey last week. Nationally, the average stayed flat at $2.40 per gallon.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.16, down a penny from last week.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.20, down 5 cents from last week.
The national average for a gallon of regular is $2.42 right now -- $1.12 less than this time last year.
Gas prices are steadily creeping back up after bottoming out earlier this year.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.04, up 4 cents from last week.
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"The average price in Philadelphia today, $2.25 a gallon. That's gone up 3 cents a gallon just in the last 24 hours," says senior petroleum analyst Gregg Leskoski at gasbuddy.com.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $1.90, down 4 cents from last week.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.03, down 13 cents from last week.
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