PEORIA, Ill. – Average gas prices in Peoria were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.77 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 148 stations in Peoria.
Peoria’s prices are 19.3 cents higher than a month ago and 2.4 cents higher than a year ago.
GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest gas in Peoria on Sunday was priced at $3.47 a gallon, while the most expensive gas was $3.89. The lowest priced gas in Illinois on Sunday was $2.99, while the highest priced gas was $5.19.
GasBuddy says the national average price of gas was unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.51 on Monday. The national average is up 16.1 cents per gallon from a month ago and just 0.9 cents higher than a year ago.
“No April Fools’ joke: the national average price of gasoline has finally slowed a bit after four weeks of notable increases, stalling in the mid-$3.50s for the last week or two, while the average for diesel fell back below $4 per gallon—not a bad week for motorists as rising demand would normally put solid upward pressure on prices,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
“For now, motorists have a bit of a reprieve from the constant big weekly price jumps. While we seem to be nearing a short-term peak, one word of caution for those in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: you haven’t yet finished the transition to summer gasoline, so you may experience some sticker shock in a few weeks. Be prepared for somewhat of a punch. For the rest of the nation, so long as we don’t see extenuating circumstances, we’re likely close to a top in prices. Let’s hope it pans out and sticks,” De Haan said.
Meanwhile, AAA said the average price of gas in the Peoria-Pekin metro area on Monday was $3.76, the state average was $3.88 and the national average price of gas was $3.53 a gallon.
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