Labor Day Weekend

Pre-Labor Day gasoline prices highest since 2014

by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)

Headed into Labor Day weekend, retail gasoline prices have been the highest since 2014, but Arkansas has the lowest gasoline prices in the United States, according to recent reports.

On Aug. 29, the average prices in the United States were $3.83 per gallon, 69 cents per gallon, or 22%, higher than at the same time last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On June 13, the prices reached a peak and have since fallen by $1.18 per gallon.

According to the AAA, Arkansas has the least expensive gas price average in the United States at $3.32 per gallon. The price is 7 cents less than last week but 48 cents more than last year.

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