Gas Prices Increase in Lubbock and Nationally
Gas prices in Lubbock continue their upward crawl.
According to this week’s KFYO News Gas Price Survey, the average retail price of fuel in the Hub City is $3.33 per gallon. That is a two cent increase from last week’s averages before the Labor Day weekend.
AAA Texas reports a decrease of prices around the Lone Star State from $3.42 per gallon to $3.41. Amarillo has the most expensive fuel per gallon in the AAA survey at $3.50 while El Paso has the least expensive gas at $3.34. Lubbock is not part of the AAA survey.
Nationally, prices spiked up three cents to $3.59 a gallon.
| Area | Current 09/05/13 | 08/29/13 | Difference | Year Ago 09/05/12 | Difference | Record High Date | Record High Price |
| National | $3.59 | $3.56 | +0.03 | $3.82 | -0.23 | 07/17/08 | $4.11 |
| State | $3.41 | $3.42 | -0.01 | $3.66 | -0.25 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
| Amarillo | $3.50 | $3.46 | +0.04 | $3.61 | -0.11 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| Austin-San Marcos | $3.40 | $3.40 | 0.00 | $3.67 | -0.27 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Beaumont | $3.39 | $3.38 | +0.01 | $3.64 | -0.25 | 07/16/08 | $4.00 |
| Corpus Christi | $3.35 | $3.36 | -0.01 | $3.66 | -0.31 | 07/15/08 | $3.96 |
| Dallas | $3.41 | $3.45 | -0.04 | $3.69 | -0.28 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| El Paso | $3.34 | $3.33 | +0.01 | $3.44 | -0.10 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Ft. Worth | $3.40 | $3.44 | -0.04 | $3.69 | -0.29 | 07/16/08 | $3.97 |
| Galveston | $3.39 | $3.41 | -0.02 | $3.62 | -0.23 | 07/14/08 | $3.97 |
| Houston | $3.38 | $3.40 | -0.02 | $3.65 | -0.27 | 07/17/08 | $3.96 |
| San Antonio | $3.41 | $3.40 | +0.01 | $3.65 | -0.24 | 07/16/08 | $3.96 |
| Texarkana | $3.45 | $3.46 | -0.01 | $3.71 | -0.26 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
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