Florida Gas Prices Reach New Record Highs, AAA Says : NorthEscambia.com

The common worth for gasoline in Florida reached a brand new document excessive of $4.49 per gallon on Sunday. This beats the earlier document of $4.38/g, set again in March (quickly after Russia invaded Ukraine). Earlier than this yr, the document excessive was $4.08 per gallon, which was set again in 2008.

Florida’s common worth jumped about 30 cents prior to now week. The state common is now $1.60 per gallon greater than a yr in the past.

Escambia County drivers have been paying the bottom common worth within the state on Sunday at $4.28. The bottom worth Sunday night time in North Escambia was $4.18 at a station on Muscogee Street in Cantonment, whereas a number of stations in Cantonment and Pensacola have been at $4.19

“Drivers are coping with unprecedented ache on the pump and issues may quickly worsen earlier than they get higher,” mentioned Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Membership Group. “We noticed extra large positive factors within the gasoline futures market late final week, which may trickle all the way down to one more 10-20 cent bounce on the pump within the close to future.”

“Sadly, $4 gasoline is prone to be that unwelcome passenger on most Florida summer season highway journeys,” Jenkins continued. “At this level, the state common will not be anticipated to exceed $5 a gallon. Nonetheless, the gas market is extraordinarily unstable and issues are altering by the day. Both means, drivers ought to anticipate fuel costs to maintain fluctuating all through the summer season and doubtlessly the remainder of the yr.”

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