Missouri Fuel Gauge Report
According
to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report, as of February 26, 2007 the retail
price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Missouri averaged $2.22 per gallon,
13 cents
lower than the national average of $2.35. Missouri pump prices were
the fourth lowest in the nation; there was a three-way tie for
lowest.
As the graph to the right shows, average gas prices in Missouri are
consistently lower than the U.S. average.
The graph below shows the ten states with the lowest prices. Three states tied for fourth.
Missouri gas prices were 27 cents higher than one month
ago and 12 cents higher than on the same date last year -- but
nowhere near the record high of $3.06 set in September 2005.
Average diesel prices in Missouri were $2.45 per gallon, 17 cents lower than the current national average of $2.62.
Missouri and Its Neighbors
Missouri gasoline prices were lower than all but one neighbor. That state was Tennessee, whose average cost
for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was a penny lower than
Missouri's.
Missouri Metro Areas
A more detailed analysis of the state's major metro areas shows
that Columbia had the lowest average cost, at $2.18 a gallon,
and St. Joseph the highest at $2.27 a gallon.
Hawaii, as usual, had the nation's highest gas prices. California was second highest, and Nevada third. For a list of all states, click here.
Source: AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report
