Tampa Bay gas prices jumped another 7.3 cents this past week, rising above the national average by two cents as it reached $2.44 per gallon on average for unleaded.
Including the change in gas prices in Alabama during the past week, prices yesterday were 24.8 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 13.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.
A sliver of good news: DeHaan noted that prices might not rise to the $2.70-$2.80 per gallon that Gasbuddy had projected earlier this year.
$2.58/g in 2016, $3.07/g in 2015, $4.31/g in 2014, $4.36/g in 2013 and $4.59/g in 2012.
The national average was slightly higher than the state average Monday at $2.42, up a penny from a week ago.
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The price of gasoline in Rhode Island is up by three cents this week.
At that time, gas was averaging $2.15 per gallon. That price is seven cents below the national average of $2.42. Prices are hovering around levels not seen since October 2016 and are now 19 cents higher than this time previous year.
DeHaan also predicts the national average of gas prices will rise more because the deadline for refineries to switch over to summer gasoline is almost here. In addition, USA oil production numbers are up, keeping pressure on oil prices, while gasoline inventories remain very healthy.
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