HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/11/08 -- A gallon of regular self-serve gasoline inTexas set another record this week at $3.28, according to the AAA TexasWeekend Gas Watch.The lowest average on the survey is in Corpus Christi at $3.19 a gallon.Fort Worth edged out Amarillo for the highest priced on the list at $3.31 agallon, up eight cents from a week ago.
"Because crude oil continues to sell above $100 per barrel, motorists canexpect prices to remain high as well," said AAA Texas spokesperson RoseRougeau.
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Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., April 11, 2008 Year 04/10/ Weekly 04/03/ Weekly 03/27/ Record AgoArea 2008 Change 2008 Change 2008 High Average ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.357National 3.357 +6.8 cents $ 3.289 +2.2 cents $ 3.267 (4/10/08) $ 2.795 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.283State 3.283 +6.9 cents $ 3.214 +3.8 cents $ 3.176 (4/10/08) $ 2.691 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.308Amarillo 3.303 +5.7 cents $ 3.246 +5.2 cents $ 3.194 (7/13/07) $ 2.765 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------Austin - San $ 3.266 Marcos 3.266 +7.7 cents $ 3.189 +2.2 cents $ 3.167 (4/10/08) $ 2.646 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.275Beaumont 3.275 +8.2 cents $ 3.193 +1.3 cents $ 3.180 (4/10/08) $ 2.648 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------Corpus $ 3.189 Christi 3.189 +4.8 cents $ 3.141 +.05 cent $ 3.136 (4/10/08) $ 2.584 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3305Dallas 3.305 +7.2 cents $ 3.233 +4.7 cents $ 3.186 (4/10/08) $ 2.721 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.278El Paso 3.243 +6.4 cents $ 3.179 +4.4 cents $ 3.135 (5/26/07) $ 2.754 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.308Ft. Worth 3.308 +8.2 cents $ 3.226 +4.4 cents $ 3.182 (4/1/08) $ 2.601 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------Galveston - Texas $ 3.231 City 3.290 +6.8 cents $ 3.222 +2.6 cents $ 3.196 (4/9/08) $ 2.723 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- ------- $ 3.287Houston 3.287 +6.5 cents $ 3.222 +3.8 cents $ 3.184 (4/10/08) $ 2.702 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------San $ 3.224 Antonio 3.220 +6.3 cents $ 3.157 +3.8 cents $ 3.119 (4/9/08) $ 2.591 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------Texarkana $ 3.300 (TX only) 3.300 +12.2 cents $ 3.178 +5.1 cents $ 3.127 (4/10/08) $ 2.652 ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- --------- -------
Contact:
Rose Rougeau
713-284-6552 (direct)
or
Jeffrey Spring
714-885-2333
