KINGSTON, N.Y. — Average gasoline prices were mixed across the Mid-Hudson Valley last week, according to GasBuddy.com.
The average price of a gallon of gas in Ulster County stayed nearly level, decreasing 0.1 cents to $2.988, which is 2.8 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. Dutchess County saw prices rise 2.3 cents to $3.055, or 4.8 cents lower than a month ago.
Greene County saw the largest decrease last week, 6.6 cents, to $3.049 or 6.6 cents lower than a month ago. Across the river, Columbia County saw the largest increase in the area, 6.4 cents, to $3.154 or 13.8 cents a gallon higher than a month ago.
The New York State average remained level at $3.09, 2.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 25.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, GasBuddy said.
The national average price of gasoline rose 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.01 per gallon, GasBuddy said. The national average is 2.6 cents per gallon than a month ago and 9.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering more than 150,000 gas stations across the country.
“We’ve seen a second consecutive weekly rise in the national average, driven by price cycling that led stations in the Great Lakes region to restore their margins to normal levels ahead of millions of motorists traveling for Christmas,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com, said. “With oil prices continuing to move sideways, gas prices may hold near recent levels in the coming week. As families travel for the holidays, this volatility at the pump serves as a great reminder to check prices before filling up to save as much as 25 to 50 cents per gallon — a trend that will likely persist into 2025.”
Over the past five years, average prices on Dec. 23 in New York state were $3.35 per gallon in 2023; $3.39 in 2022; $3.48 in 2021, $2.33 in 2020; and $2.70 in 2019.
Online: https://prices.gasbuddy.com/.