Helping push the national average down has been an ample domestic supply of gasoline, lower demand from drivers, and cheaper costs for a barrel of oil, which was trading below $70 over the past week. As hurricane activity heats up in the Gulf of Mexico, however, the situation at the pumps could change. A storm forming in the Gulf is expected to become a hurricane later this week and make landfall somewhere along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Ocala, FL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of September 9.
Ocala by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.21
— Florida average: $3.15
– Week change: -$0.13 (-3.8%)
– Year change: -$0.37 (-10.3%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.91 (6/13/22)
– Diesel current price: $3.57
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.8%)
– Year change: -$0.89 (-19.9%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.74 (6/12/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI: $5.29
#2. Santa Rosa, CA: $5.08
#3. Napa, CA: $5.05
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. San Angelo, TX: $2.57
#2. Owensboro, KY: $2.65
#3. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS: $2.65
This story features writing by Dom DiFurio and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 371 metros.
