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Idaho gas prices 7th highest

In this Feb. 21 photo, a man passes a gas pump showing the price of regular gasoline at a gas station, in San Diego. A sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure of consumer costs up in February. But outside higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild. (AP/Gregory Bull)
In this Feb. 21 photo, a man passes a gas pump showing the price of regular gasoline at a gas station, in San Diego. A sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure of consumer costs up in February. But outside higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild. (AP/Gregory Bull)

In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, a man passes a gas pump showing the price of regular gasoline at a gas station, in San Diego.

Idahoans are now paying the seventh-highest gas prices in the country, AAA reports today, at an average $3.75 a gallon, down about 5 cents from a month ago, but well above the $3.48 national average. Washington is even higher, ranking fourth in the nation at $3.79; Utah is 10th at $3.71. AAA Idaho says gas prices mostly have been dropping around the nation, but western states haven’t seen the big drop. Now, with the uncertainty in Egypt, the motorist group expects gas prices to rise again.

“We’re constantly reminded that oil is an international commodity, priced in ways that may make no sense here in Idaho,” said Dave Carlson, AAA Idaho spokesman. “Motorists are also influenced by regional supply fluctuations that they have no potential to influence.” MoreBetsy Russell, EOB

How much did you pay last time you filled your tank? Where did you fill it?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.