Monday, July 16, 2012
Gas prices rose an average of 4 cents per gallon over the last week, the second straight week of gains.
The average price you'll pay for a gallon of gas is on the upswing in the Baltimore area as it is nationwide. AAA reports that gas prices are up 4 cents since last week in the Baltimore metro area reaching $3.38. Nationally, prices rose by 4 cents from $3.35 to $3.39. In the Baltimore metropolitan area, AAA reports the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $3.38 on Friday, representing a 4-cent increase from a week ago, but a 26-cent decrease over last year. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. The 11-week-long decline in the price of gas during the spring was attributed to decreased demand and the falling price of crude. To begin July, AAA …
Monday, July 9, 2012
After seeing a decline for nearly three straight months, prices at the gas pump are up 4 cents on average in the Baltimore metro.
Gas prices in the Baltimore metro jumped 4 cents over the course of the last week as millions of Americans travelled for the 4th of July holiday. AAA reports that gas prices are up just a penny on average nationwide, but here at home prices increased about 4 cents. In the Baltimore metropolitan area, AAA reports the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $3.34 on Friday, representing a 4-cent increase from a week ago, but a 21-cent decrease over last year. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. Here are some of the cheapest gas prices in the Parkville-Overlea area, according to Patch's gas price tracker and MarylandGasPrices.com:
Monday, June 25, 2012
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded has dropped 9 cents nationally and 5 cents in Maryland over the last week, AAA reports.
Prices at the pump are down nationwide, but look especially good here at home. In the Baltimore metropolitan area, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded fell to $3.33 on Sunday, representing a 5-cent drop from a week ago and a 29-cent decrease over last year. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.42 a gallon on Sunday—down 9 cents from a week ago and 18 cents cheaper than a year ago, according to the latest AAA survey. According to a AAA news release, the average cost to fill up nationally has dropped 49 cents since prices peaked in at $3.94 in early April and are currently 69 cents …
Monday, June 18, 2012
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded has dropped 3 cents nationally and 4 cents in Maryland over the last week, AAA reports.
Prices at the pump are down nationwide, but look especially good here at home. In the Baltimore metropolitan area, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded fell to $3.38 on Sunday, representing a 4-cent drop from a week ago and a 31-cent decrease over last year. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.51 a gallon on Sunday, which is down 3 cents from a week ago and 17 cents cheaper than a year ago, according to the latest AAA survey. According to a AAA news release, the average cost to fill up nationally has dropped 42 cents since prices peaked in early-April and are currently 60 cents below…
Monday, June 11, 2012
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded has dropped 5 cents nationally and 7 cents in Maryland over the last week, AAA reports.
The temperatures might be heating up, but prices continue to cool off as the summer driving season gets underway. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.54 a gallon on Sunday, which is down 5 cents from a week ago and 18 cents cheaper than a year ago, according to the latest AAA survey. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. In Maryland, the news is even better as the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.45 on Sunday. That represents a 7-cent decrease from a week ago and 29 cents cheaper than a year ago, AAA reports. According to a AAA news release, the average cost to fill up nationally has dropped 38 cents since …
Monday, June 4, 2012
The average cost for regular unleaded has fallen nearly 50 cents a gallon locally since peaking at $4 in early April, AAA reports.
As the summer driving season begins, motorists are being treated to lower-than-expected gas prices. The national average cost for a gallon of regular slipped to $3.59 Sunday, down 6 cents from a week ago and 20 cents from a year ago, according to the latest AAA survey. In Maryland, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded Sunday was $3.52, down 5 cents from a week ago and 27 cents from a year ago. Follow Essex-Middle River Patch on Facebook and Twitter and receive daily updates through our newsletters. Despite the recent relief at the pump, the national average still represents the third-highest post-Memorial Day prices on record, trailing just 2011 and 2008, according to a AAA news release. Gas prices also remain 52 cents less…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Find the cheapest gas in the Parkville-Overlea area.
Contrary to popular wisdom, gas prices did not rise this Memorial Day weekend and in fact are down for the seventh straight week. The price for a gallon of regular has fallen every week since early April when, on the 5th, the average price hit $3.97—that same gallon now costs an average of $3.56 in the Baltimore area, according to the latest AAA survey. This price represents a 5-cent decline from a week ago and a 15-cent drop from the same period in 2011, AAA reports. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and for instant updates sign up for daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. For the first time since October 2011, gas prices closed at less than $90 per barrel, AAA reports. The dropping cost per barrel of …
Monday, May 21, 2012
The average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel is 20 cents cheaper than at the same time in 2011, AAA reports.
Gas prices continue to decline heading into the Memorial Day weekend. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.69 a gallon Sunday, according to the latest AAA survey. This price represents a 4-cent decline from a week ago and a 20-cent drop from the same period in 2011, AAA reports. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and for instant updates sign up for daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. In Maryland, the average price for regular unleaded slipped to $3.63 on Sunday, which is a 5-cent drop from a week ago and a 30-cent decline from the same time last year, according to AAA. A strengthening U.S. dollar along with the continued financial concern over Greece and Spain continues …
Monday, April 16, 2012
The latest AAA survey shows gas prices may have peaked.
After reaching nearly $4 per gallon early in April, Baltimore-area gas prices seem to be on the decline, leaving motorists to wonder whether or not prices have peaked for the year. The average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Baltimore area dropped to $3.95, a 4 cent decrease from a week ago. Prices are still up an average of 16 cents from the same date a year ago, according to the latest AAA survey. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Nationally, AAA reports that the average cost for regular unleaded fuel was $3.91 a gallon, down 2 cents from a week ago and up 9 cents from the same time a year ago. According to a AAA news release, after surging nearly 20 percent since the beginning of the year…
Monday, March 26, 2012
AAA expects prices to surge another 20 cents a gallon in the coming weeks as the country shifts from winter to summer-blend fuels.
The reality of $4 a gallon to fill up is just about here in Maryland. The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland spiked to $3.93 on Sunday, a six-cent spike from a week ago and 37 cents from the same date a year ago, according to the most recent AAA survey. "Like" Parkville-Overlea Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. The cost to fill up in Maryland has surpassed the national average, which was $3.89 a gallon Sunday, up five cents from the previous week and 32 cents more than a year ago, according to AAA. According to a AAA news release, the switch from winter to summer-blend fuels could cause gas prices to spike an additional 20 cents in the coming weeks and could still eventually peak at $4.25 a gallon by mid-May …
kevin
9:18 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Nothing had more effect on gas prices than Rick Santorum dropping out of race.NEXT day Obama presented a report actually threatening Speculators demanding they have the actual money to purchase oil futures at the rate they were speculating and threatening jail if it could be proved they were raising prices. Sad thing he had this report on how to handle speculators in his pocket for over a year .… more ›