Today’s fuel price musings - a slight, sliiiiight drop

Add comment June 13th, 2008

(Prices courtesy of AAA’s fuelgaugereport.com)

Gasoline: Rockford dropped a penny to $4.13 a gallon, still second in the state. We’re back below the state average (just over $4.13). Other metro areas were all over the place today. The state average increased a fraction of a cent today to hold at $4.13. The national average rose almost a cent today to a record $4.07. Illinois still has the ninth-highest gas prices in the nation.

Diesel: Rockford increased a cent today to $4.80, almost six cents behind the record set May 30. We still have the third-highest diesel prices in the state. The state average rose a fraction of a cent to remain at $4.81 a gallon. That’s less than a cent behind the record set May 31. The national average also gained less than a cent today to a record $4.80 a gallon. Illinois has the 19th-highest prices in the country (including the District of Columbia).