National gas prices hover at same price over the week
(WSET) — Last week, gas prices in Virginia continued slowly dipping down. Now the average price for a gallon of gas in the state is $3.29--1.6 cents lower than last week, according to GasBuddy.
But across the country, the average price of gas stayed the same throughout the week, hovering at $3.51.
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In the run up to Memorial Day, the national average price of gas has seen little overall movement over the last week. We've seen more states see prices climb than fall, which has been driven by oil's volatility as debt ceiling discussions are ongoing. I think we'll see prices rise slightly as we get closer to Memorial Day, especially if there are positive developments in the debt ceiling discussions in D.C., while pessimism could drive prices slightly lower," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
De Haan said he expects gas prices to stay under $4 across the country for the rest of the summer.
