Arkansas gas prices jump 27 cents in one week

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Arkansas gasoline costs proceed to shut in on the $5 a gallon mark.

In accordance with GasBuddy.com’s survey of 1,826 stations, the typical value of gasoline rose 26.9 cents within the final week to $4.39 a gallon. That’s 49.7 cents greater than motorists paid out a month in the past and $1.65 larger than final yr.

The nationwide common rose 26 cents a gallon final week to a median of $4.85. Nationwide diesel costs additionally jumped 11.5 cents to $5.62 a gallon.

“After a blistering week of gasoline costs leaping in almost each city, metropolis, state, and space potential, extra unhealthy information is on the horizon,” warned Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum evaluation at GasBuddy. “9 states have common gasoline costs that stand past the $5 per gallon mark, with extra set to hitch the times and weeks forward.”

He additionally cautioned that diesel costs, which already stand at report highs, will ship a “second gut-punch to shoppers” as items and merchandise go larger.

To seek out the most affordable gasoline wherever you journey, go to the Area 8 Pump Patrol.

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