Arkansas gas prices keep on climbing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark – One other day, one other hike, as Arkansas gasoline costs proceed to climb, setting a brand new document for Thursday.

AAA reviews Arkansas gasoline now averages $4.49 a gallon, up from yesterday’s $4.48. This a gentle pattern up starting with Monday’s $4.40 and Tuesday’s $4.45 per-gallon numbers. Every day has been a highest-ever value. A month in the past, gasoline was $3.93.

Diesel has the identical climb, in the present day at $5.29 after yesterday’s $5.28, that up from Tuesday’s $5.26. That is getting very near the diesel highest-ever value of $5.30 set Might 11.

Arkansas gasoline a 12 months in the past averaged $2.73 a gallon, with diesel at $3.04.

Nationwide gasoline costs are seeing the identical pattern, at $4.97 a gallon for Thursday, nonetheless remaining larger than the Arkansas $4.49 common. As has been the case, California has the best value at $6.40 per gallon up from yesterday’s $6.39.

California diesel is, as yesterday, at its highest-ever stage for that state, at $6.96 gallon. The bottom gasoline value is in Georgia, at $4.41, a sizeable bounce from yesterday’s $4.38, with diesel there at $5.51.

Within the areas, Little Rock is averaging $4.45 and $5.20 for gasoline and diesel gas, respectively. Pine Bluff is at $4.51 for gasoline and $5.26 for diesel. Sizzling Springs is $4.48 per gallon, whereas diesel there’s nonetheless holding at yesterday’s $5.27. In all instances these are highest-ever for gasoline. Little Rock and Pine Bluff each have diesel under Might document costs.

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