Tampa, FL – The national average climbed above the $2.00 benchmark last week for the first time in 83 days. Sunday’s average price of $2.04 per gallon represents an increase of 6 cents compared to a week ago. The national average has increased for 20 days in a row for a total of 23 cents.
Drivers are paying six cents per gallon more than a week ago and while yearly savings persist, they are beginning to dwindle. Sunday’s price represents a savings of 39 cents per gallon year-over-year, and $1.50 compared to two years ago.
The weekly average price of crude oil has increased for the past six consecutive weeks. West Texas Intermediate averaged $40.15 a barrel last week, the highest since December 4th, 2015. Global oil prices settled as high as $41.45 on Tuesday, but hovered around $39.00 a barrel for most of last week. The price of crude slid at the end of the week on news that U.S. oil stocks rose by more than 9 million barrels last week.
However, prices have seesawed due to expectations of future supply and demand. Market fundamentals continue to point to oversupply and despite the sentiment that prices could rebound, an overall bearish sentiment persists.
Current and Past Price Averages
Regular Unleaded Gasoline
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Sunday | Saturday | Week Ago | Month Ago | One Year Ago | Two Years Ago |
| National | $2.038 | $2.036 | $1.982 | $1.740 | $2.427 | $3.536 |
| Florida | $2.066 | $2.065 | $2.030 | $1.738 | $2.495 | $3.609 |
| Georgia | $1.989 | $1.988 | $1.939 | $1.655 | $2.224 | $3.385 |
| Tennessee | $1.904 | $1.899 | $1.819 | $1.518 | $2.145 | $3.318 |
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AAA updates fuel price averages daily at http://www.fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/. Every day up to 120,000 stations are surveyed based on credit card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and Wright Express for unmatched statistical reliability.
All average retail prices in this report are for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline.
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