Gas prices in the state fell for the seventh straight week, hitting an average of $3.28 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from $3.35 a gallon last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The average price of gas in the state has fallen about 16 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices in the state over the past year have been as low as $3.11 on Jan. 22, 2024, and as high as $3.86 on Aug. 14, 2023.
A year ago, the average price of gasoline in New York was 14 percent higher, at $3.80 a gallon.
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The average price of gas in the United States was $3.24 last week, making prices in the state about 1.2 percent higher than the national average. The average national gas price is down from last week’s average of $3.29 per gallon.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Leave feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: New York gas prices fell 7 cents per gallon from last week
