Find Your Daily Voice
31°
Start Of Spring Sees Gas Prices Rise, With No Relief In Sight
Spring has sprung in the tristate area, bringing with it a spike in gas prices with no relief in sight according to AAA.
For weeks, gas prices have slowly, but surely, continued to creep upward, to a national average of $2.63 per gallon, up 10 cents from a month ago and 73 cents a year ago, when the average was $2.29 per gallon.
In a forecast released by AAA Northeast, the national average is expected to reach as high as $2.70 per gallon, the highest since the summer of 2015. A AAA spokesperson cited “a volatile marker, higher crude oil prices, and higher consumer demand are driving average…
Gas Prices To Rise This Spring, AAA Says
There is no relief in sight for drivers’ wallets at the pump, as gas prices continue to rise and should continue to do so well into the spring, according to AAA.
For weeks, gas prices have slowly, but surely, continued to creep upward, to a national average of $2.52 per gallon, up eight cents from a month ago and nearly 25 cents a year ago, when the average was $2.30 per gallon.
In a forecast released by AAA Northeast, the national average is expected to reach as high as $2.70 per gallon, the highest since the summer of 2015. A AAA spokesperson cited “a volatile marker, higher crude oil pri…