State gas prices rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.15 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week’s price of $3.08 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The average fuel price in state has risen about 4 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.81 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as high as $3.76 on Aug. 7, 2023.
A year ago, the average gas price in Florida was 8% higher at $3.42 per gallon.
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The average gas price in the United States last week was $3.14, making prices in the state about 0.3% higher than the nation’s average. The average national gas price is up from last week’s average of $3.1 per gallon.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
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