By Jake Fogal
BLOOMINGTON – Gas prices in Illinois came down a little over the week, averaging $3.80 a gallon, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of over 43-hundred stations in Illinois.
Illinois gas is down 17.0 cents compared to a month ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Illinois is priced at $3.24.
The national average rose 2.0 cents in the last week, averaging $3.55 a gallon.
The national average price of diesel has jumped a few cents in the last week and stands at $3.83 per gallon.
“For another week, we saw little meaningful change in the national average, which has been stuck in the same 10 cent range we’re in today since April. It’s been a remarkably quiet summer for gas prices, which have been far less active than normal,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
“However, with tremendous heat gripping much of the country, I remain concerned about the fuel that such high temperatures will provide for tropical systems that venture into the Atlantic and Caribbean. For now, I don’t expect much change in the toss up that has been gas prices for weeks on end. But, with gasoline demand now hitting its summer high, there remain some risks that could disturb gas prices in a significant way before summer’s end.”
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