S. Fla. gas prices hold steady, rise nationally
Despite a drop in demand, gas prices continued to move higher last week, with the national average hitting $2.82, up from $2.79 a gallon the previous week.
However, the fundamentals don’t support higher prices and we can expect to see prices fall a few cents this week, said Jessica Brady, manager of AAA public and government relations.
“We may see retail gas prices decline a few cents this week in response to the lower crude price, and this should help postpone $3 gasoline from becoming a common sight in the Southeast,” she said in a news release payday loans.
Statewide, the price of a gallon of regular gasoline hit $2.85 last week, up from $2.84 a week earlier.
Prices held steady week over week in two of the three South Florida counties, with the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded selling at $2.90 in Miami and $2.87 in Fort Lauderdale. The average price rose by a penny in West Palm Beach, to $2.92.