HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 8, 2006 -- The statewide average price of self-serve regular gasoline in Texas is $2.193 a gallon, a weekly increase of seven cents, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.
Amarillo has the highest average on the list at $2.251 a gallon, up six cents, while the Galveston - Texas City area has the lowest average at $2.144 a gallon.
"It is too early to tell if these higher pump prices will continue throughout the year," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "At this point, there has not been any major storms or refinery problems that have affected production or output, but consumer demand for gasoline has been going up."
The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.300 -- up five cents in one week.
AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, Dec. 8, 2006:
Weekly Weekly Record Year Ago
Area 12/7/06 Change 12/1/06 Change 11/22/06 High Average
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National $2.300 +5.3 $2.247 +1.4 $2.233 $3.057 $2.138
cents cents (9/5/05)
State $2.193 +6.9 $2.124 +1.6 $2.108 $2.964 $2.060
cents cents (9/4/05)
Austin - $2.228 +6.0 $2.168 +1.1 $2.157 $2.918 $2.052
San cents cents (9/6/05)
Marcos
Amarillo $2.251 +6.4 $2.187 +2.5 $2.162 $3.035 $2.117
cents cents (8/7/06)
Beaumont $2.186 +8.8 $2.098 +0.8 $2.090 $2.930 $2.099
cents cent (9/4/05)
Corpus $2.145 +11.9 $2.026 +1.1 $2.015 $2.929 $1.949
Christi cents cents (9/3/05)
Dallas $2.194 +6.0 $2.134 +2.3 $2.111 $3.019 $2.064
cents cents (9/4/05)
El Paso $2.184 +4.9 $2.135 +0.2 $2.133 $3.002 $2.137
cents cent (8/5/06)
Ft. Worth $2.186 +6.7 $2.119 +1.2 $2.107 $3.012 $2.056
cents cents (9/4/05)
Galveston $2.144 +7.2 $2.072 +1.4 $2.058 $2.997 $2.059
- Texas cents cents (9/4/05)
City
Houston $2.148 +7.5 $2.073 +1.8 $2.055 $2.971 $2.051
cents cents (9/6/05)
San $2.159 +6.8 $2.091 +1.4 $2.077 $2.909 $1.992
Antonio cents cents (9/4/05)
Texarkana $2.220 +3.8 $2.182 +4.0 $2.142 $2.960 $2.057
(TX only) cents cents (8/7/06)
Contact Information: Contact: Rose Rougeau 1.800.888.8851 (ext. 6552)