Today’s national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.62, down three cents from last Monday. One year ago, the price was $3.54. The New York State average is $3.72, down one cent from one week ago. A year ago, the NYS average was also $3.67. AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) reports the following averages:
- Batavia – $3.63 (no change from last Monday)
- Buffalo – $3.66 (up 1 cent from last Monday)
- Rochester – $3.69 (no change from last Monday)
For a second straight week the national average for a gallon of regular gas drifted lower after April’s big rise in prices. Oil prices remain in the $78 to $82 a barrel range, showing little movement from a week ago, and that has helped gas prices stabilize. In addition, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand rose only slightly last week, while the overall supply of gasoline also inched up. Moderate demand, ample supply, and steady oil prices are the recipe for quiet moves at the pump and could see prices remain relatively flat ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
Diesel prices are moving down. The national average price for diesel is $3.93, down four cents from last Monday. The New York average is $4.38, down one cent from a week ago.
