AAA: Gas prices up, will decrease after holidays

Posted on December 30, 2019
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In 2019, the national gas price average was $2.61, which is ten cents cheaper than the 2018 average of $2.71, according to the AAA Weekly Fuel Gauge. (Photo Pixabay)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – The holiday season has brought a spike in gas prices.

The AAA Weekly Fuel Gauge shows that prices Monday in the Twin-Cities are $2.59 a gallon, up from $1.91 a year ago, and more expensive compared to $2.47 a week ago.

Other gas prices Monday around the area include $2.56 in Champaign, $2.62 in Peoria, and in Springfield $2.48.

AAA said a majority of states saw gas prices increase in the last week – some by as much as a nickel to a dime, but any spikes in gas prices that motorists are seeing will be short-lived. AAA expects gas prices to decrease following the holidays.

In 2019, the national gas price average was $2.61, which is ten cents cheaper than the 2018 average of $2.71, according to the fuel gauge.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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