PLATTSBURGH — The nation’s average price of gasoline declined for a third week, down 4.2 cents from last week, and stands at $3.37 per gallon, and in New York state, prices are down 2.8 cents averaging $3.49 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stations in New York.
Prices in New York are 9.7 cents lower than a month ago, but stand 38.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy data, the national average is 11.4 cents per gallon lower compared to a month ago and 47.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
“Gasoline and diesel prices continue to trail off across much of the country as summer demand fades away. Lower demand in other oil-consuming nations is also helping to lead the downward pressure on pump prices as we approach Labor Day,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said.
“With little new action in the Middle East to rile up prices and Hurricane Ernesto remaining far out at sea, it looks like the downward trend could continue into the week ahead. As more schools begin to resume, gasoline demand will likely continue to ease. With the transition to winter gasoline less than a month away for the majority of the nation, gas prices will soon begin their seasonal cooling off—just as temperatures soon will as well.”
According to GasBuddy demand data, US retail gasoline demand rose 0.1 percent during the week ending Saturday, Aug 17.
The most common price per gallon encountered by motorists stands at $3.29, down 20 cents from last week.
The top 10% of stations in the country average $4.48 per gallon and the bottom 10% average $2.83 per gallon.
The states with the lowest average prices per gallon are Mississippi at $2.91, Oklahoma at $2.92 and Texas at $2.97.
Hawaii, California and Washington average the highest prices per gallon at $4.59, $4.52 and $4.14 respectively.
As of Tuesday, August 20 these are gas prices reported from around the North Country:
Plattsburgh:
Delta (Archie Bordeau Road) — $3.29
Sam’s Club (Membership Only) — $3.39
Lucky’s (NY3) — $3.29
Buck’s Plaza — $3.33
Stewart’s Shops (S Catherine Street) — $3.34
Sunoco (Margaret Street) — $3.34
Stewart’s Shops (4717 US9) — $3.34
Champy’s Gas and Go — $3.34
Maplefields (NY3) — $3.34
Sunoco (NY3) — $3.79
Shell (NY3) — $3.34
St Armands — $3.42
Stewart’s Shops (4717 US9) — $3.34
Champlain:
Mobil — $3.59
Sunoco — $3.59
Irving — $3.59
Ticonderoga:
Stewart’s Shops — $3.47
Maplefields — $3.69
Sunoco — $3.78
Malone:
Stewart’s Shops — $3.51
Mobil (E Main Street) — $3.51
Stewart’s Shops (W Main Street) — $3.53
Lake Placid:
Stewart’s Shops(Saranac Avenue) — $3.81
Stewart’s Shops (Main St.) — $3.83
Saranac Lake:
Mobil — $3.79
Stewart’s Shops — $3.79
Ray Brook:
Sunoco — $3.79
Chazy:
Stewart’s Shops (US9) — $3.45
Keeseville:
Sunoco — $3.47
Morrisonville:
Manny’s Sunoco — $3.37
Redford:
Maplefields — $3.42
Rouses Point:
Stewart’s Shops — $3.45
Willsboro:
Sunoco — $3.47