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| Above, the Flying J's price on May 12. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
With my Good Sam discount, I've been paying $2.80/gallon at the gas pump at the Flying J. It was at $2.94 back on May 12, but has since gone down.
Not everyone has been so lucky. Gas prices over Memorial Day weekend were the highest in seven years and they are showing no signs of abating during the summer. Some areas are worse than others.
CNBC reported back on May 27:
Gasoline prices are expected to be the highest for a Memorial Day weekend in seven years, and prices could stay elevated all summer, as Americans take to the road in a post-coronavirus pandemic driving spree.
The current average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline of $3.04 per gallon, 16 cents more than a month ago and $1.08 per gallon higher than last year, according to AAA. The motor club federation expects 37 million Americans to travel this weekend, a 60% increase over last year when the economy was still shut down.
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