New Jersey Gas Prices Rise Again
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Motorists are still seeing sharply higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in the Garden State on Friday was $2.70, up 8 cents from a week ago.
That's also higher than a year ago, when New Jersey motorists were paying $2.29.
Meanwhile, the national average price rose 5 cents to $2.83. That's also higher than the national average from a year ago, which was $2.49.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the rising prices are again due to the weak U.S. dollar and recent surges in the price of crude oil, which has been trading above $80 a barrel in recent weeks.
Higher oil prices mean refiners pay more for crude to make gasoline and other refined products.
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