Maryland Gas Prices Fluctuate As Demand Increases And Crude Oil Prices Drop, AAA Says

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Gas prices astatine Maryland pumps person fluctuated past week arsenic request increases and crude lipid prices drop, AAA Mid-Atlantic said successful a statement.

The mean state terms is $3.07, which is down 2 cents from past week, but up 7 cents from past period and much than 80 cents this clip past year.

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The interruption we got successful state prices whitethorn beryllium short-lived arsenic the extremity of the summertime driving play apt volition summation demand, according to the statement.

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Although crude prices are beneath $70 a barrel, they stay precocious and that accrued request volition mean state prices volition enactment supra $3 a gallon, according to the statement.

AAA has respective ways to assistance motorists prevention connected fuel, including:

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CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES 

Regular Unleaded Gasoline

Today

Week Ago

Month Ago

Year Ago

National

$3.18

$3.16

$3.13

$2.18

Maryland

$3.07

$3.09

$3.00

$2.27

Annapolis

$3.07

$3.08

$2.96

$2.28

Baltimore

$3.06

$3.08

$2.96

$2.27

Cumberland

$3.00

$2.99

$2.97

$2.17

Frederick

$3.02

$3.00

$2.97

$2.24

Hagerstown

$2.97

$2.97

$2.93

$2.15

Salisbury

$3.05

$3.08

$2.99

$2.26

Washington Suburbs

(MD only)

$3.14

$3.13

$3.10

$2.29

Crude Oil

$68.28

per barrel

(8/6/21)

$73.95

per barrel

(7/30/21)

$74.56

per barrel

(7/9/21)

$41.22

per barrel

(8/7/20)

CBS Baltimore Staff

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