Tuesday, 06 May 2008 08:52

Gasoline Prices Continue to Rise

slide23.pngA survey finds the national average price for regular gasoline rose about 15 cents in the last two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide found the average price of self-serve regular gasoline was 3.62 dollars a gallon. Regular gasoline is up 55 cents since the start of 2008. AAA Texas reports gasoline averaged 3.53 dollars in the group's latest weekly survey in the Lone StarState. Across California, the statewide average for a gallon of regular was 3.90, mid-grade was at 4.01 and premium at 4.11 as of Friday. In Camanche, prices reached a jaw-dropping 4.10 dollars per gallon, while residents of Pine Grove reported a local high of 4.08 dollars.