But an average is still just an average, and there have to be low prices and high prices. The low prices in this case are Chattanooga, Tenn., where gasoline costs just $2.638 a gallon, Richmond, Va., ($2.67), Greenville, S.C., ($2.676) and Dallas-Fort Worth, where gasoline costs $2.681 and $2.679 a gallon, respectively.
How high are prices in the highest priced cities? Not including Honolulu ($3.93) and Anchorage ($3.564), the 10 U.S. cities with the highest gasoline prices are:
- San Francisco, $3.507
- Buffalo, N.Y., $3.463
- Bridgeport, Conn., $3.425
- Santa Barbara, Calif., $3.395
- New York City, $3.394
- Bakersfield, Calf., $3.381
- Rochester, N.Y., $3.362
- Oakland, Calif., $3.362
- Los Angeles, $3.351
- Long Island, N.Y., $3.348
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil closed the week at $80.70 a barrel, after touching a new 52-week low of $79.10 last Monday. From a peak of around $106 a barrel, crude has dropped nearly 25%.
Barring a geopolitical event or a weather- or accident-related disaster, crude oil prices are expected to remain low, and some analysts think prices could fall further.
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