Survey: Average national gas prices rise less than a cent over 2-week span
By APSunday, July 25, 2010
Survey: Gas prices barely rise in 2-week span
CAMARILLO, Calif. — A survey says the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has gone up in the last two weeks, but by less than a cent.
The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of regular rose slightly to $2.73.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mid-grade was $2.88, and premium was at $2.99.
Charleston, S.C., had the lowest average price among cities surveyed at $2.47 a gallon for regular. San Francisco was highest among surveyed cities at $3.17.
In California, the average price for a gallon of regular was $3.10.
With San Francisco the highest, Bakersfield had the state’s least expensive gas at $3.05 a gallon.
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