People in Alabama are now paying more for gasoline on average than EVER.
According to Triple A Alabama, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas is $4.13 – seven cents higher than the old record price of $4.05 – recorded September 16th of 2008. The national average is $4.38, up another 13 cents in one day. A month ago, the average price in Alabama was 93 cents cheaper, standing at $3.21 a gallon. The increase is the highest in the nation over that time. Just one year ago, the average was $2.57. The price of diesel fuel also went over the $5.00, to hit an average of $5.02.
The five highest prices in Alabama’s metro areas:
- Anniston-Oxford at $4.16.
- Dothan at $4.16.
- Montgomery at $4.16.
- Birmingham at $4.15.
- Daphne-Foley-Fairhope at $4.13.
The most expensive counties for a gallon of gas, according to AAA Alabama:
- Macon County at $4.35.
- Wilcox County at $4.27.
- Cherokee County at $4.26.
- Bibb County at $4.25.