Today’s fuel price musings - still holding below $4

May 16th, 2008 at 12:56pm Thomas V. Bona

For the third day in a row, stations in Rockford are at $3.95 a gallon. If you see $4 regular unleaded, let me know at 815-987-1343 or tbona@rrstar.com.

Now on to the prices (data courtesy of AAA’s fuelgaugereport.com). All prices are records unless otherwise noted:

Gasoline: Rockford jumped another two cents to almost $3.91 a gallon for the metro area, a smaller increase than most areas of the state. We’re back down to sixth in the state, and more places are north of $3.90 than not. The state average increased two cents to $3.97 a gallon, while the national average rose a penny to $3.79 a gallon. Illinois has the third-highest gas prices in the nation, behind only Connecticut and Alaska.

Diesel: Rockford increased another two cents to almost $4.55 a gallon. Every metro areas in Illinois rose today, especially Quincy (up 15 cents to $4.52 … did a few tankers fall into a ravine?). Rockford holds at the second-highest spot in the state. The state average rose two cents to $4.54 a gallon. The national average increased almost three cents to $4.48 a gallon. Illinois has the 16th-highest prices in the country.

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