Gas prices are on the rise as Americans prepare for a Labor Day road trip. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is 9 cents more than last week in Tennessee. Motorists going to the pump will find the highest prices in more than 50 days.
“Gas prices are responding to upward pressure from higher oil prices, refinery issues, and the threat of tropical weather moving into the Gulf of Mexico,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Fuel prices are likely to remain relatively volatile this week, but that’s unlikely to be a major deterrent for travelers heading into Labor Day weekend.”
Labor Day is traditionally the third-most traveled holiday of the summer travel season. An average of 30.3 million Americans took a road trip during the past two Labor Day holiday weekends. During last year’s holiday, a gallon of regular unleaded averaged $2.14 in Tennessee. Should this year’s prices remain below last year’s levels, they would be the lowest Labor Day gas prices since 2004.
In Coffee County this week the low price in Manchester is $1.93 and in Tullahoma the low price per gallon for gas is $1.99.
Gas Prices continue to Rise
