Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Average gasoline prices in North Carolina have risen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 15.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 92.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in North Carolina was priced at $2.79 per gallon Sunday while the most expensive was $3.89 per gallon, a difference of $1.10 per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.42 per gallon Monday. The national average is up 12.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 97.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in North Carolina and the national average going back 10 years:
February 7, 2021: $2.27 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.45 per gallon)
February 7, 2020: $2.23 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.43 per gallon)
February 7, 2019: $2.14 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.30 per gallon)
February 7, 2018: $2.47 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.60 per gallon)
February 7, 2017: $2.18 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.26 per gallon)
February 7, 2016: $1.75 per gallon (U.S. Average: $1.74 per gallon)
February 7, 2015: $2.13 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.17 per gallon)
February 7, 2014: $3.27 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.26 per gallon)
February 7, 2013: $3.51 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.56 per gallon)
February 7, 2012: $3.56 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.48 per gallon)

Selected areas around the state and their current gas prices:
Fayetteville – $3.19 per gallon, up 8.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.10 per gallon.
Charlotte – $3.22 per gallon, up 7.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.14 per gallon.
Greensboro – $3.19 per gallon, up 6.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.12 per gallon.

“Gas prices saw their sharpest rise in months last week as oil surged to $93 per barrel, on continued concerns over Russia invading Ukraine and that there won’t be enough supply to meet demand come this summer,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “With the national average at its highest level since 2014, the news is grim: motorists should expect even more price increases, with the larger jumps coming later this spring as a confluence of seasonal factors and the potential flare up in geopolitical tensions. Ultimately, the national average could be pushed to record territory by the start of the summer driving season.”

GasBuddy data is accessible at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.

READ ABOUT MORE NEWS HERE.