Press release from AAA:
Today’s national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.20, which is two cents higher than a week ago. One year ago, the price was $2.79. The New York State average is $2.26 – a penny higher than last week. A year ago, the NYS average was $2.89.
AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) reports the following averages:
- Batavia -- $2.23 (down 2 cents since last week)
- Buffalo -- $2.19 (no change since last week)
- Ithaca -- $2.17 (up 2 cents since last week)
- Rochester -- $2.21 (no change since last week)
- Rome -- $2.28 (up 1 cent since last week)
- Syracuse -- $2.16 (up 1 cent since last week)
- Watertown -- $2.28 (no change cent since last week)
Demand for gasoline is slowly increasing according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) as motorists enjoy summer road trips, malls reopen, and people head back to work.
Gas prices remain relatively cheap compared to past years. While the national average is up two cents in the past week, it is 59 cents less than last year while the New York State average is 63 cents cheaper than last summer.
AAA continues to see motorists requesting maps and tour books for summer road trips as cars are the most popular form of travel this summer.
GasBuddy:
"According to GasBuddy data, gasoline demand continues to struggle as of late, hitting some mid-summer blues as coronavirus cases continue to see upward movement in more states, but it hasn't been a sharp enough drop to push gas prices lower last week," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.
"While prices for this time of year remain the lowest in over 15 years, it's still easy to spend more than you need to on gas by letting your guard down, especially now with several states raising gasoline taxes in the midst of summer. For now, I continue to expect gas prices to move sideways -- that is -- the lack of a clear national trend for now, some will rise, some will fall, as we remain in a COVID-19 holding pattern."
