USA TODAY: Nationally, the price of regular grade gasoline has climbed 17 cents the past 21 days. With the 5% jump, consumers will pay an average $3.45 a gallon heading into the weekend, vs. $3.28 a month ago.
Consumers are spending about 33 cents a gallon less than year ago levels. Prices will likely peak at about $3.75 a gallon, a slight break from 2013’s $3.79 peak in late February. Moreover 2014 prices are expected to average $3.39 a gallon, vs. $3.49 in 2014, says Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst with gasbuddy.com.
Still, the recent rise has been felt across the nation. In November, about 25% of U.S. gas stations sold gasoline at $3 or less. That’s dropped to less than 1%… (more)
EDITOR: Much of the jump in Pennsylvania is due to the Corbett tax on wholesale suppliers of gas which the governor assured us was not really a tax on the public!
