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The national average price of regular unleaded jumped 7 cents to $2.54 for the week, as a result of a recent trend that has been demand climb higher and supply fall, according to AAA.
The national average price of regular-unleaded jumped 8 cents to $2.39 per gallon, even as most states continue to sell gasoline at less than $2.50 per gallon, according to AAA.
While there never seems to be enough money to go around, one of the less talked about aspects of fleet management is the amount of budget dollars that are wasted every year.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline remained steady at $2.25 per gallon for the week, and it's within 3 cents of the lowest price level since December 2016.
The national average gasoline price increased 1 cent to $2.25, and recorded the first weekly price increase since early October, when it sat at $2.91 per gallon, according to AAA.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded fell 3 cents to $2.24 on Jan. 7, and has reached its lowest level since February 2017, as falling oil demand continues to push prices lower.