Countywide average gas price up slightly

According to the Cochise College Center for Economic Research’s latest biweekly survey of gas prices, conducted during the week of June 29, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Cochise County increased slightly from $2.54 to $2.55 over the preceding two-week period. According to AAA Arizona, the statewide price went down from $2.66 to $2.65 per gallon. Nationally, according to the Energy Information Administration, gas prices decreased from $2.67 to $2.64 during the two-week period.

In Benson, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline remained at $2.61. In Bisbee, the price stayed the same during the two-week period at $2.55. The price in Douglas increased slightly from $2.59 to $2.60 per gallon. In Huachuca City, the price rose from $2.50 to $2.56. In Sierra Vista, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline stayed the same at $2.51. In Tombstone, the price dropped during the two-week period from $2.65 to $2.53. Willcox saw gas prices increase from $2.48 to $2.52 during the two-week period.

One year ago, the nationwide average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, according to the EIA, was $4.10, which is $1.46 higher than its current price. At the state level, according to AAA Arizona, the price a year ago was $4.08, which is $1.43 higher than the current price per gallon. At the county level, according to the CER survey, the price a year ago was $3.96, which is $1.41 higher than the price from the most recent survey.