Gas Prices Edging To $2.00/ Gallon

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - A national survey says the average
national price of gasoline rose 6.4 cents in the past two weeks.
Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price of
regular gasoline Friday was $1.92 a gallon. The price of mid-grade
was $2.04 a gallon and the price of premium was $2.16 a gallon.
Despite the increase, the price of regular gasoline is $1.02
below its year-ago level of $2.94 a gallon.
Of cities surveyed, the nation's lowest price was $1.57 in
Cheyenne, Wyo. The highest price was $2.37 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Alabama motorists are also watching
gasoline prices slowly climb.
AAA reports the statewide average price for a gallon of regular
has risen about 17 cents in the past month.
The statewide average for regular is $1.84 Monday.
The national average for regular is $1.92.
The statewide average for midgrade and premium fuels also rose
to $1.97 and $2.00, respectively.
AAA said Huntsville has the highest metro average for regular at
$1.88. It was cheapest in Montgomery at $1.81 a gallon.

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