Gas prices staying in check as summer driving season ramps up
Memorial Day weekend travelers in the Sacramento area and nationwide saw reasonable, barely moving gasoline prices, and at-the-pump costs are staying relatively low as the summer driving season begins in earnest.
The average retail price of gas in the Sacramento area rose just 1.8 cents over the past week to $2.71 a gallon, according to Tuesday’s report by national gas price tracker GasBuddy.com. That’s 73.5 cents lower than the same day one year ago and only 5.3 cents higher than last month.
Nationally, the average price increased 3 cents to $2.32 a gallon, down nearly 43 cents from a year ago but 11 cents higher than one month ago.
Mark Glover: 916-321-1184, @markhglover
This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 9:56 AM with the headline "Gas prices staying in check as summer driving season ramps up."