So far, so good: Gasoline prices are relatively stable in this first month of 2013, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report.
Daily fluctuations in price have not exceeded a penny so far in 2013. Last January, the daily average moved by a penny or more nine times, including two increases of more than three cents per gallon.
Gas prices fell slightly in the Bucks and Montgomery Counties over the week by about 2 cents, which is .2 cents lower than last month and 2.7 cents lower than a year ago.
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The price per gallon in Pennsylvania is also down—by about 2 cents—since last week. The national average price of a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.316, while the average locally is $3.456.
Nearby, the cheapest price for regular is $3.36 at the Sunoco at 3340 Bristol Rd.
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1/23/13
WEEK AGO
YEAR AGO
National
$3.316
$3.294
$3.381
Pennsylvania
$3.492
$3.511
$3.502
Philadelphia Area
$3.456
$3.475
$3.483
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