Gasoline prices held steady at $2.18 as the majority of state averages saw minimal impact at the pump, maintaining overall price stabilization.
As COVID-19 case numbers surpass 4 million, demand for gasoline is weakening across the country. The lower demand contributed to a cheaper national average on the week; this is the first time since late April that the national average has declined.
Gasoline prices remained at $2.19 for the second week in a row after a weeks of increases, following significant drops earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prices are nine cents more than last month but nearly 60 cents less than a year ago.
The national average price for gasoline rose one cent to $2.18, despite a dip in U.S. demand for gasoline.
Two fleet operators outline how they’re saving employee labor by allowing maintenance and fueling services to come to them.
The outlook for national average on-highway diesel prices is for them to be higher this year and in 2019 than they were last year and in 2016, but they should at least be fairly stable during this time, according to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Department.
Hurricane Irma's late shift to the west seems to have spared Florida the worst of the storm, but even with reduced impact, its effects are widespread.
Hurricane Harvey, whose heavy rains brought devastating flooding to Houston and much of south Texas, may yet cause more trouble for the region-- the National Weather Service predicting an additional 25 inches of rain through the end of the week in certain areas.
The average national gasoline price increased at least 3 cents in 39 states to reach $2.28, which is also 3 cents higher than it was a week ago, according to AAA.