HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/01/06 -- Texas gas prices in most areas increased byabout a penny over the past week, according to the AAA Texas Weekend GasWatch.The current Texas statewide average price for self-serve regular gasolineis $2.124 a gallon, up by 1.6 cents in the last week.
"Just before Thanksgiving, wholesale gasoline prices significantly spikedwithout any apparent cause," said AAA Texas spokeswoman Rose Rougeau."However, wholesale prices have eased since then without having much impacton motorists."
The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.247 -- a weeklyincrease of 1.4 cents.
AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline inTexas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, Dec. 1, 2006: Weekly Weekly Record Year AgoArea 12/1/06 Change 11/22/06 Change 11/16/06 High Average-------- ------- ------ ------- ------ -------- ------- --------National $2.247 +1.4 $2.233 +0.3 $2.230 $3.057 $2.140 cents cent (9/5/05)State $2.124 +1.6 $2.108 -0.2 $2.110 $2.964 $2.061 cents cent (9/4/05)Austin - $2.168 +1.1 $2.157 -1 $2.167 $2.918 $2.062 San Marcos cents cent (9/6/05)Amarillo $2.187 +2.5 $2.162 -0.9 $2.171 $3.035 $2.089 cents cent (8/7/06)Beaumont $2.098 +0.8 $2.090 +0.7 $2.083 $2.930 $2.135 cent cent (9/4/05)Corpus $2.026 +1.1 $2.015 -1.8 $2.033 $2.929 $1.888 Christi cents cents (9/3/05)Dallas $2.134 +2.3 $2.111 +0.8 $2.103 $3.019 $2.061 cents cent (9/4/05)El Paso $2.135 +0.2 $2.133 -0.2 $2.135 $3.002 $2.141 cent cent (8/5/06)Ft. Worth $2.119 +1.2 $2.107 +0.8 $2.099 $3.012 $2.053 cents cent (9/4/05)Galveston - $2.072 +1.4 $2.058 +0.1 $2.057 $2.997 $2.068 Texas City cents cent (9/4/05)Houston $2.073 +1.8 $2.055 +0.7 $2.048 $2.971 $2.070 cents cent (9/6/05)San Antonio $2.091 +1.4 $2.077 -1 $2.087 $2.909 $1.996 cents cent (9/4/05)Texarkana $2.182 +4.0 $2.142 -0.5 $2.147 $2.960 $2.007 (TX only) cents cent (8/7/06)
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