(The Center Square) – Georgia gas prices are inching up again, rising 3 cents over the past week, according to AAA.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.79, which is seven cents higher than last month. A year ago, gas prices averaged below $3 a gallon at $2.91, an 88-cent difference, according to AAA.
“Georgia drivers are seeing gas prices climb again as global oil markets react to ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East,” said Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group.
The highest fuel prices are in the Atlanta area, at $3.85 a gallon, according to AAA. Motorists traveling through the northwestern counties of Dade, Walker and Catoosa find the cheapest gas at $3.57 a gallon.
Florida has the highest gas prices among Georgia's surrounding states at $3.84 a gallon. Alabama and South Carolina have the lowest gas prices among Georgia's neighbors at $3.60 per gallon, followed by Tennessee at $3.65 and North Carolina at $3.69.
The national average for a gallon of gas is $4.06, according to AAA. California continues to lead the states with the highest fuel costs at $5.58 a gallon. Gas is more than $5 a gallon in Hawaii, at $5.43 per gallon, and in Washington, at $5.19 per gallon.
Indiana continues to have the lowest fuel costs nationwide at $3.59 a gallon. Gov. Mike Braun extended a suspension of the state's fuel taxes through Sept. 5. The state's gas tax is about 21 cents per gallon, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a gas price moratorium earlier this year, but it ended in May. Georgia's fuel tax adds about 33 cents to gasoline and 37 cents to diesel fuel, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue. The money funds statewide transportation projects.
Originally published on thecentersquare.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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