Gas prices rise in Butler County before demand does
Motorists purchase gas at GetGo in Butler Township. Butler Eagle File Photo
As thoughts turn toward summer vacations and temperatures start to rise, so have gasoline prices at local gas stations.
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Butler County was $3.85 as of Wednesday, April 19, which is eight cents more expensive than the state average.
On a larger scale, the national average clocked in at $3.68.
The main culprit is the high cost of crude oil, gasoline’s main ingredient, which is hovering in the low $80s per barrel said Jim Garrity, AAA spokesperson.
“Oil has been moving,” Garrity said. “It spent last month around the $70 range at times. Over the last six months it has been up and down. It’s certainly down from what it was this time last year.”
