Today’s fuel price musings - another drop in the gas can

June 17th, 2008 at 12:58pm Thomas V. Bona

Gas prices slide in Rockford for the fifth straight day, and oil prices fell back from yesterday’s record. Can the meager good news continue?

(Prices courtesy of AAA’s fuelgaugereport.com)

Gasoline: Rockford dropped almost a cent to just under $4.08 a gallon, more than six cents less than it was Thursday and the lowest level since June 8. We’re now ninth in the state in gas prices, and the callsĀ  that we’re overpaying compared to others have mysteriously disappeared. The state average dropped less than a cent to $4.15 a gallon. The national average dropped a fraction of a cent today to remain at $4.08. Illinois still has the ninth-highest gas prices in the nation.

Diesel: Rockford dropped almost a cent today to $4.79, seven cents behind the record set May 30. We have the third-highest diesel prices in the state, dipping behind Quincy ($4.80). The state average dropped half a cent to $4.80 a gallon. The national average dropped a fraction of a cent to stay at $4.80 a gallon. Illinois has the 19th-highest prices in the country (including the District of Columbia).

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