As negotiations continue to end the conflict in Iran, gasoline prices have dropped slightly this week.
According to the American Automobile Association, today’s average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the Gem State is $4.61, which is six cents cheaper than a week ago, but 18 cents more than a month ago and $1.30 more than a year ago. The national average currently sits at $4.32 per gallon, which is 18 cents less than a week ago and seven cents less than a month ago, but $1.18 per gallon more than a year ago. This week, Idaho also jumped back into the top ten states for the most expensive fuel at 9th place.
Matthew Conde, with AAA-Idaho says as long as geopolitical tensions continue in the Middle East, there will be ups and downs in the cost of crude oil, driving price uncertainty at the pump. He adds that without a lasting resolution to those issues, motorists face the prospect of a bumpy summer, to say nothing of how demand may rise and fall based on what oil and gas prices do.
Of Idaho’s largest cities, Twin Falls has the state’s highest-average price for a gallon of regular at $4.68, while Coeur d’Alene has the state’s lowest-average price per gallon at $4.50. Lewiston’s average price for a gallon of regular is $4.51.
