TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Gas prices continue to skyrocket this week following the United States-Israel war with Iran.
Prices on Thursday reached their highest point in the past 11 months, according to published reports.
The American Automobile Association of America says the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas was $3.25 a gallon on Thursday morning. That’s up 27 cents from $2.98 a week ago and up 36 cents from $2.89 a month ago. It’s also 15 cents more than $3.10 a year ago.
In Kansas, AAA says, the average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel was $2.83 a gallon on Thursday, up 29 cents from $2.54 a week ago, up 36 cents from $2.47 a month ago and up two cents from $2.81 a year ago.
Gas prices continue to skyrocket this week following the United States-Israel war with Iran.(AP Graphics Bank)
Diesel fuel prices also were on the upswing nationally and in Kansas, AAA reports.
The national average for diesel fuel on Thursday morning was $4.16 a gallon, AAA says. That’s up 41 cents over $3.75 a week ago, up 53 cents over $3.63 a month ago and up 51 cents from $3.65 a year ago.
The average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel in Kansas on Thursday morning, AAA says, was $3.68 a gallon. That’s up 30 cents from $338 a week ago, up 41 cents from $3.27 a month ago and up 39 cents from $3.29 a year ago.
Meanwhile, Gasbuddy.com on Thursday reported unleaded gas in Topeka ranging in price from $2.59 to $2.89 a gallon, while diesel fuel ranged in price from $3.25 to $4.08 a gallon.
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