October 5th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
Maryland drivers are seeing continued relief at the pump. The national average increased a penny on the week, possibly caused by sharp increases in prices along the West coast.
The gas price average in Maryland today is $2.50, which is down five cents in the last week, up seven cents in the last month and is 34 cents lower than on this date last year. Prices in Cumberland went up a penny over last week now at $2.61- eleven cents higher than the state average but five cents below the national average
Today’s national gas price average is $2.66, up a penny in the last week, up nine cents in the last month and down 25 cents from this time last year.
CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES
Regular Unleaded Gasoline
|
Today |
Week Ago |
Month Ago |
Year Ago |
National |
$2.66 |
$2.65 |
$2.57 |
$2.91 |
Maryland |
$2.50 |
$2.55 |
$2.43 |
$2.84 |
Annapolis |
$2.45 |
$2.51 |
$2.36 |
$2.80 |
Baltimore |
$2.46 |
$2.52 |
$2.37 |
$2.81 |
Cumberland |
$2.61 |
$2.60 |
$2.64 |
$2.95 |
Frederick |
$2.53 |
$2.58 |
$2.40 |
$2.84 |
Hagerstown |
$2.58 |
$2.62 |
$2.50 |
$2.90 |
Salisbury |
$2.38 |
$2.44 |
$2.32 |
$2.75 |
Washington Suburbs (MD only) |
$2.63 |
$2.66 |
$2.58 |
$2.92 |
October 05, 2019 at 7:41 am, mac said:
Don’t forget that every local politician and business owner are against raising the minimum wage as, they say, prices are so much cheaper in our area.