Survey Finds Gas Prices Holding Steady After Year Of Nationwide Ups And Downs

Gasoline prices nationwide remained virtually unchanged over the last two weeks, a rare occurrence after a year of highly fluctuating prices, an analyst said Sunday.

The average pump price for all gasoline grades, including taxes, was $1.30 per gallon on Friday, down one-hundredeth of a cent from two weeks ago, according to the Lundberg Survey of 10,000 stations nationwide.

“It is rare,” analyst Trilby Lundberg said of the stable price. “There had been dramatic price increases in the spring followed by a dizzying fall in late May.”

The survey found that the average price at self-serve pumps, which account for most gasoline sales, was 124.83 cents a gallon for regular; 134.69 cents for mid-grade and 142.95 cents for premium.

At full-service pumps, the average for regular was 158.71.