The average price at the pump is down slightly from a week ago, but prices remain unseasonably high despite northern states beginning the transition to winter blend gas. That's according to AAA, which reports that Monday's national average is $4.29 per gallon, which is down by roughly one cent. New York State saw its average drop by nearly four cents to $4.38, and Chautauqua County's average fell by almost two cents to $4.39. One year ago, the national and state averages were $3.05 and $3.11, respectively.
AAA adds that October is on track to become the most expensive October on record for gas prices, following record-setting highs in August and September. As of Monday morning, crude oil was trading between $101 and $115 per barrel amid instability in the Strait of Hormuz.
AAA of Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) reports the following regional averages:
- Batavia - $4.34 (down three cents from last Monday)
- Buffalo - $4.35 (down two cents from last Monday)
- Elmira - $4.23 (down six cents from last Monday)
- Ithaca - $4.39 (down one cent from last Monday)
- Rochester - $4.38 (down one cent from last Monday)
- Rome - $4.43 (down two cents from last Monday)
- Syracuse - $4.32 (down one cent from last Monday)
- Watertown - $4.43 (down four cents from last Monday)
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