As if Connecticut didn't get enough bad news recently with word that we have the highest gas prices in the continental U.S., now comes a report that the downward trend of gas prices is coming to an end.
Gas prices nationally have gone back up by nearly a dime in the last two weeks, according to a CNN report. In Connecticut, that trend is apparent as well, with gas prices rising from an average of $3.64 for a gallon of regular a month ago to the current average of $3.81 for a gallon of regular, data from the AAA's fuel gauge report shows.
For the New Haven area, a gallon of regular gas averages $3.79, a full 20 cents more than the price we paid a month ago. Still, we are in far better shape than we were a yeat ago, when AAA reported we were paying $4.04 for a gallon of regular.
New Haven area Regular Mid Premium Diesel Current $3.792 $3.936 $4.057 $4.074 Yesterday $3.794 $3.952 $4.066 $4.086 Week ago $3.789 $3.947 $4.065 $4.075 Month ago $3.599 $3.769 $3.901 $3.980 Year ago $4.040 $4.184 $4.294 $4.238Despite months of stability at the pump, the price of crude oil -- which drives the retail cost of gasoline -- shot up about $3 a barrel in the past two weeks, closing Friday at more than $90 barrel, the CNN report says.
In Connecticut, the Bridgeport metropolitan area currently has the highest gas prices, with a gallon of regular selling for about $3.92 on average, AAA reports. The New Haven-Meriden area is just behind it, with a gallon of regular selling for $3.79 on average. In the New London and Hartford areas gas is selling for an average of $3.78 for a gallon of regular right now.
