Pump Prices Rise due to Steady Increases in Demand
But AAA says they’ll remain lower than typical summer prices
Drivers are filling up more and more. The slow and steady rise in demand is sending pump prices higher. For the week, the national average for regular jumps seven cents to $2.05 a gallon. The Oregon average adds six cents to $2.51.
Since mid-May, gasoline demand has increased 18 percent and the national gas price average has climbed 13 percent in this same timeframe. Many states, including Oregon, have eased stay-at-home orders which were put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
