Gas Prices Inching Higher, but This Isn't 2022
March 25, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--U.S. drivers saw a recent uptick in retail gasoline prices, as a spike in crude oil prices countered lackluster demand. But some relief might be in sight as refinery maintenance slows down, data show.
Motor club AAA listed a national average retail price of $3.53 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline on March 22, up some 26 cents from one month ago and 10 cents higher per gallon than this time last year.