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Gas Prices Trend Cheaper, but Increases are Likely Looming

On the week, the national gas price average is two cents cheaper at $2.90, according to AAA Carolinas. Today’s national average is only one cent more expensive than a month ago, but 60 cents more expensive than a year ago. Nationwide, 44 states have less expensive or steady gas price averages compared to last Monday. However, the cheaper trend may […]

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April Ends with Most Expensive National Gas Price Average Since 2014

Hitting $2.81, today’s national gas price average has reached the highest price per gallon since November 2014. Today’s national gas price average is 16-cents more expensive than last month and 43-cents more expensive that last year at this time. This year’s pump prices will not be reminiscent of 2014, but for motorists, filling-up is packing an unwanted punch to wallets. […]

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Carolinians Kick Off Summer Travel With Lowest Gas Prices In Decades

AAA Carolinas projects an estimated 485,400 South Carolina motorists will travel this Memorial Day weekend, the highest Memorial Day travel volume on record. Spurred by the lowest gas prices in more than a decade, about 31,605 more Carolinians will travel compared to last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 26 to Monday, May 30. “Carolinians are […]

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Gas prices up in SC, but still cheaper than last Easter

While gasoline prices have climbed 35.9 cents a gallon since Christmas, they are still 1.3 cents a gallon less on average in South Carolina than they were last Easter. Typically a family stay-at-home holiday, Easter gas prices always serve as precursor to higher prices due to the May 1 national deadline for refineries to start producing less-polluting summer-blend fuel. This […]