Regional gas prices rose for a second straight week, reaching an average of $2.98 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week’s price of $2.93 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The average fuel price in the Lower Atlantic region has risen by about 3 cents since last month. Gas prices in the region last year were as low as $2.88 on December 18, 2023, and as low as $3.66 on August 7, 2023, according to the EIA.
A year ago, the average gas price in the Lower Atlantic region was 5% higher at $3.14 per gallon.
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The average gas price in the United States last week was $3.14, making prices in the Lower Atlantic region about 5.2% lower than the national average. The average national gas price is down from last week’s average of $3.17 per gallon.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s price overview of the lower Atlantic states includes Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites nationwide, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
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