Gas Prices Creep Up Once Again Panhandle Prices Most Expensive In State; Gas 17 Cents Higher Than A Year Ago
Gasoline prices at Idaho pumps have gone up 2 cents a gallon in the past month, bucking a three-month national trend, according to Idaho’s AAA affiliate.
The American Automobile Association’s Labor Day Fuel Gauge Survey for Idaho found the average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded gas was $1.36 - 11 cents higher than the national average price and 17 cents higher than a year ago.
The AAA said average pump prices ranged from $1.33 in southeastern Idaho to $1.42 in the Panhandle.
Prices in southwestern Idaho, including Boise, averaged $1.35.
Gas prices moved sharply higher starting in early April and peaked at an all-time high of $1.48 a gallon just before Memorial Day.
Prices then moderated, dropping to an average of $1.34 in late July before inching higher in the past month.
“Idaho’s gas prices took a sharp break from the historical trend line this year,” Idaho AAA spokesman Dave Carlson said. “Idaho motorists paid as little as $1.10 a gallon in January and as much as $1.48 in May.”
Nationally, AAA’s monthly Fuel Gauge Survey shows the average price of self-serve unleaded gas dropped for the third consecutive month to $1.25.
Based on the latest national report, Idaho’s price for self-serve unleaded is the seventh-highest in the continental United States.
Nevada posted the highest average price at $1.45, and Georgia had the lowest price at $1.099.
In other surrounding states, Montana’s average price was $1.40, Utah’s $1.30, Washington’s $1.42 and Wyoming’s $1.27.
xxxx PRICES The AAA said average pump prices ranged from $1.33 in southeastern Idaho to $1.42 in the Panhandle. Prices in southwestern Idaho, including Boise, averaged $1.35.