Average retail gasoline prices remained almost stable last week, with pump prices in Fort Bend and the Houston area going up by just 0.1 cents per gallon.
The current local average price is now $2.70 cents per gallon.
Nationally, the average gas price also remained relatively flat, increasing just 0.1 cents per gallon to remain at $2.87 per gallon, according to gasoline price website HoustonGasPrices.com.
Including the increase in the Houston region last week, gas prices today are 79.1.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago. They are 4.9 cents per gallon higher than one month ago.
The national average has increased 6.4 cents per gallon during the last month and now stands 83.5 cents per gallon higher than this day a year ago.
HoustonGasPrices.com is part of a 200-website national gas tracking and analysis organization operated by GasBuddy.com.
Please no more $4 gas!
Well at least it hasn’t hit $4 a barrel yet.