HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 1, 2006 -- Texas gas prices in most areas increased by about a penny over the past week, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.
The current Texas statewide average price for self-serve regular gasoline is $2.124 a gallon, up by 1.6 cents in the last week.
"Just before Thanksgiving, wholesale gasoline prices significantly spiked without any apparent cause," said AAA Texas spokeswoman Rose Rougeau. "However, wholesale prices have eased since then without having much impact on motorists."
The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.247 -- a weekly increase of 1.4 cents.
AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, Dec. 1, 2006:
Weekly Weekly Record Year Ago
Area 12/1/06 Change 11/22/06 Change 11/16/06 High Average
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National $2.247 +1.4 $2.233 +0.3 $2.230 $3.057 $2.140
cents cent (9/5/05)
State $2.124 +1.6 $2.108 -0.2 $2.110 $2.964 $2.061
cents cent (9/4/05)
Austin - $2.168 +1.1 $2.157 -1 $2.167 $2.918 $2.062
San Marcos cents cent (9/6/05)
Amarillo $2.187 +2.5 $2.162 -0.9 $2.171 $3.035 $2.089
cents cent (8/7/06)
Beaumont $2.098 +0.8 $2.090 +0.7 $2.083 $2.930 $2.135
cent cent (9/4/05)
Corpus $2.026 +1.1 $2.015 -1.8 $2.033 $2.929 $1.888
Christi cents cents (9/3/05)
Dallas $2.134 +2.3 $2.111 +0.8 $2.103 $3.019 $2.061
cents cent (9/4/05)
El Paso $2.135 +0.2 $2.133 -0.2 $2.135 $3.002 $2.141
cent cent (8/5/06)
Ft. Worth $2.119 +1.2 $2.107 +0.8 $2.099 $3.012 $2.053
cents cent (9/4/05)
Galveston - $2.072 +1.4 $2.058 +0.1 $2.057 $2.997 $2.068
Texas City cents cent (9/4/05)
Houston $2.073 +1.8 $2.055 +0.7 $2.048 $2.971 $2.070
cents cent (9/6/05)
San Antonio $2.091 +1.4 $2.077 -1 $2.087 $2.909 $1.996
cents cent (9/4/05)
Texarkana $2.182 +4.0 $2.142 -0.5 $2.147 $2.960 $2.007
(TX only) cents cent (8/7/06)
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