September 30th, 2017 by WCBC Radio

More than one month after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, Maryland motorists are finally seeing consistent relief at the pump. Today’s national average is $2.57 per gallon, a drop of two cents in the last week, yet 19 cents higher than one month ago and 36 cents higher than one year ago. The price plunged 9 cents in Cumberland, down to $2.52. Maryland’s average cost at the pump is pricing a nickel per gallon less than the national average at $2.52 per gallon. The state’s average reflects a decrease of six cents from a week ago, a 19 cents rise versus last month and a 27 cents increase over last year’s price.

CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES 

Regular Unleaded Gasoline

	9/29/17	Week Ago	Month Ago	Year Ago
National	$2.57	$2.59	$2.38	$2.21
Maryland	$2.52	$2.58	$2.33	$2.25
Baltimore	$2.47	$2.55	$2.32	$2.26
Cumberland	$2.52	$2.61	$2.37	$2.18
Hagerstown	$2.66	$2.75	$2.35	$2.26
Salisbury	$2.35	$2.43	$2.19	$2.16
Washington Suburbs (MD only)	$2.59	$2.64	$2.37	$2.26