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 ------- ------- ------ ------- ------ -------- ------ -------- 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)