Today’s fuel price musings - Small relief, one dose at a time

Add comment June 25th, 2009

Gas prices dropped again today in the Rockford area, and are down 19 cents a gallon from June 9’s peak. I’m sure everyone would prefer sub-$2 gas, but this sure beats the $3 gas we were staring at earlier this month. Meanwhile, diesel prices stood still, which is a relative relief.

Here are the prices from this morning (courtesy of AAA’s fuelgaugereport.com):

Gasoline: Rockford dropped two cents to $2.74 a gallon today, an almost-10-cent drop in the past week. We’re third in the state and  71st of the nation’s 280 metro areas. The Illinois average dropped almost two cents to $2.79 a gallon. The national average dropped a cent to $2.67 a gallon. Illinois has the eighth-highest gas prices in the nation, including the District of Columbia

Diesel: Rockford stayed at $2.70 a gallon, an four-cent increase in the past week. We have the second-highest diesel prices in the state. The state average stayed at $2.69. The national average remained at $2.63. Illinois has the 13th-highest diesel prices in the country, including the District of Columbia.