Gasoline prices back on the rise

Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont (3.0 cents/gallon) and Burlington (4.8 cents/gallon) have risen in the last week, averaging $3.39/g in Vermont and $3.44/g in Burlington today, according to GasBuddy's survey. Prices in Burlington are 8.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.03/g higher than a year ago and in Vermont 5.4 cents higher for the month and $1.00 higher for the year.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Burlington was priced at $3.34/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.49/g, a difference of 15.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.20/g while the highest was $3.49/g, a difference of 29.0 cents per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today. The national average is up 6.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 92.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in Burlington and the national average going back ten years:
January 31, 2021: $2.41/g (U.S. Average: $2.42/g)
January 31, 2020: $2.69/g (U.S. Average: $2.47/g)
January 31, 2019: $2.47/g (U.S. Average: $2.27/g)
January 31, 2018: $2.69/g (U.S. Average: $2.59/g)
January 31, 2017: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.27/g)
January 31, 2016: $2.02/g (U.S. Average: $1.80/g)
January 31, 2015: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.05/g)
January 31, 2014: $3.40/g (U.S. Average: $3.27/g)
January 31, 2013: $3.65/g (U.S. Average: $3.43/g)
January 31, 2012: $3.58/g (U.S. Average: $3.44/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Albany- $3.56/g, up 7.4 cents per gallon from last week's $3.48/g.
Vermont- $3.39/g, up 3.0 cents per gallon from last week's $3.36/g.
New Hampshire- $3.28/g, up 2.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.25/g.

“The price of oil pushed into territory unseen in over seven years as WTI crude hit $88 per barrel, which continues to drag gasoline prices higher. With continued concerns over geopolitical tensions and crude oil supply, the small yet noticeable increases are likely to continue," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "The only factor keeping gas prices from rising more substantially is that gasoline demand remains low as winter storms keep motorists closer to home. Once the weather starts to turn and warm gradually, we'll lose the only restraint to larger price increases."

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA's once daily survey and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on a small fraction of U.S. gasoline stations, GasBuddy's survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.

SOURCE (January 31, 2022) - GasBuddy