By james art The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Birmingham has risen 2.2 cents per gallon in the past week, now averaging $2.84/gram according to GasBuddy.
Birmingham prices are 10.6c/g higher than a month ago and 17.7c/g lower than a year ago. Nationally, diesel fell 1.3 cents/g in the past week to $3.56/g.
The lowest price in Birmingham was $2.53/g and the highest was $3.09/g on Sunday. The lowest price in the state was $2.49/g, while the highest was $3.25/g.
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline fell 3.3 cents/gram in the past week to an average of $3.13/gram. This is down 6.2 cents/g from a month ago and 39.7 cents/g less than a year ago.
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
- Montgomery – $2.83/y, down 0.7 cents/gal from $2.83/y last week.
- Huntsville – $2.85/g, unchanged from $2.85/g last week.
- Alabama – $2.82/y, down 0.4 cents per gallon from $2.82/y last week.