Gas prices up nationally amid COVID-19 fears
Posted By: Ribicon, 1/8/2022 3:55:41 PM
Trenton, N.J.—Gas prices rose across the nation but dipped in New Jersey amid fears about the possible effect of COVID-19’s omicron variant on the economy. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.38, down a penny from last week. Drivers were paying an average of $2.42 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.39, up two cents from last week. Drivers were paying $2.28 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.
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High fuel prices are not an intentional Biden junta policy to destroy the nation while bleeding the people dry, and forcing us into battery-powered cars, but rather reflect lingering uncertainty about The Omicron Variant. Thanks for that wisdom Pravda, I mean, Associated Press.