Today’s fuel price musings - And oil goes back up

August 13th, 2008 at 06:54pm Thomas V. Bona

Just a quick report today. I’m behind because I spent the day learning about natural gas. Apparently I’m the “if it smells funny” reporter…

Remember to check out our Gas Tracker feature, and add prices you see. The more trackers we have, the better information we’ll have. And please don’t put false prices there, Belvidere hasn’t seen gas for $3.40 in a while.

Oil went up to $116 a barrel. We’ll see where it takes gas tomorrow. Here’s the situation as of this morning (prices courtesy of AAAs fuelgaugereport.com):

Gasoline: Rockford dropped a cent to $3.85 a gallon, down almost 36 cents from the record high July 16. We’re third in the state in gas prices. The Illinois average dropped a cent to $3.92, down 33 cents from the record high July 17. The national average dropped more than a cent to $3.79, down 33 cents from the record high July 17. Illinois has the 12th-highest gas prices in the nation (including the District of Columbia).

Diesel: Rockford dropped four cents to $4.33 a gallon, down 48 cents in the past month. We now have the lowest diesel prices in the state (betcha wish you got that Volkswagen, huh?). The state average dropped almost a cent to $4.54, down 31 cents in the past month. The national average dropped two cents to $4.50, down 33 cents in the past month. Illinois has the 21st-highest prices in the country (including the District of Columbia).

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