CALIFORNIA – AAA reported, July 25, that the average California unleaded gas price decreased 7 cents to a price of $4.65 per gallon since last week as the national average has increased 2 cents to $3.52 per gallon.
“Some of the uptick in gasoline prices may be due to a reported storm-related outage at the ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet, Illinois. That’s contributing to higher pump prices in the upper Midwest,” said AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross.
Gross goes on to say that oil prices have fallen quite a bit as a barrel of oil, in April, was in the upper $80s, but today, it is $10 a barrel cheaper.
Image credit: AAACalifornia makes top 10 states that have seen the largest weekly changes
According to AAA, since last Thursday, these 10 states, including California, have seen the largest weekly changes in their averages:
- Michigan (+28 cents)
- Illinois (+23 cents)
- Wisconsin (+17 cents)
- Indiana (+16 cents)
- Ohio (+10 cents)
- Nevada (-7 cents)
- California (-7 cents)
- Delaware (-6 cents)
- Kentucky (+5 cents)
- Tennessee (-5 cents)
Although prices in California have decreased, they remain among the highest in the country.
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