Cumming Gas Prices: Another Dime Increase Expected at the Pump

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By Scott Bernarde

The price of gasoline continued its upward surge last week and indications point to motorists seeing more increases in the near future.

AAA said in its weekly fuel price briefing that the the average price of unleaded gasoline increased another 5 cents per gallon for the week ending Sunday — $2.28, up from $2.23.

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The national average rose 12 cents to $2.41 per gallon, and had increased 34 straight days as of Sunday, the AAA said.

“Gas prices are surging in California which could elevate the national average at a faster rate than prices in the southeastern United States,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group in the briefing. “Refinery issues in the west should not effect prices in the southeast. However, motorists in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee could still see prices inch up another 10 cents in the next two weeks, because of rising wholesale gas prices due to ongoing seasonal maintenance at gulf coast refineries.”

The lowest price reported Monday in Cumming on AtlantaGasPrice.com was $2.16.

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