Arkansas
Arkansas gas prices continue to climb
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Arkansas motorists are shelling out 8.1 cents a gallon extra this week to fill their rides.
GasBuddy.com reported Monday that the state common is $3.15 per gallon. That’s 9.1 cents greater than a month, however 52.4 cents a gallon lower than a yr in the past.
The nationwide common worth of standard unleaded rose 8.8 cents a gallon to $3.57.
“The nationwide common worth of gasoline has continued its comparatively sluggish climb, with 44 states seeing common gasoline costs climb over the past week,” mentioned Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum evaluation at GasBuddy.
He attributed the rise to OPEC’s shock determination final week to chop oil manufacturing.
Whereas he expects the upward development to proceed by means of spring, as soon as refineries transition to summer season gasoline, costs might fall.
“April and Might jumps might carry June slumps,” De Haan mentioned.
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