It’s costing folks a little more to fill their gas tanks this week than last.
According to AAA Auto Club South, the average price of regular unleaded rose 5 cents to $2.14 a gallon in Florida; the price in Georgia jumped 8 cents to $2.13 a gallon.
Analysts attribute the increase to fluctuations in crude oil prices which rose nearly $5 last week before starting to decline again.
A $1 shift in crude oil prices, they say, typically causes a 2.4 cent price shift at the gas pump.
AAA reports that here in Jacksonville, the price of regular unleaded ranges from $2.05 to $2.19 a gallon.
