Gas takes 16-cent jump in past week nationally
Average price in Orleans County now at $4.38 a gallon
Photo by Tom Rivers: The average price for regular unleaded is at $4.39 today at the Crosby’s in Albion, corner of routes 98 and 31. With the rewards card at 5 cents off, the price drops to $4.34.
The average price for regular unleaded gas jumped 16 cents nationally in the past week to $4.31 a gallon, while in New York State, the average is at $4.39, which is up 8 cents since last Monday, AAA reported.
A year ago the average prices were at $3.17 nationally and $3.25 in New York State.
In Orleans County, the price increased from $4.34 to $4.83.
“Volatility in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil back into the $100 to $110 per barrel range for the first time since July, sending pump prices to levels comparable to June,” AAA said in a statement this morning for its weekly gas price report. “This September, the national average is rising during a period when gas prices typically decline due to lower seasonal demand.”
Diesel prices are at a record high. The national average is $6.23 per gallon, up 33 cents from last week. New York’s average diesel price is $6.17 per gallon, up 25 cents from last week and nearly double the $3.10 average recorded one year ago.
Here are the average prices around Western New York:
- Orleans, $4.383
- Genesee, $4.316
- Monroe, $4.302
- Niagara, $4.314
- Erie, $4.324
- Wyoming, $4.342
- Livingston, $4.319
- Chautauqua, $4.377
- Cattaraugus, $4.326
- Allegany, $4.343
