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US Gasoline Pump Prices See Largest Rise in Four Months

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US gasoline pump prices saw their biggest daily jump in over four months, echoing the gains in the wider crude complex, as the market prepares for a demand jump over Christmas and New Year, Bloomberg reported.

  • Regular gasoline averages $3.097/gal Dec. 20, according to AAA. This up 0.6% on the day – the largest day on day increase since August.
  • AAA estimates that around 104m people in the USA will travel to destinations by car over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, the second highest on record.
  • Fuel costs are also likely to tick up as oil continues to be supported by Red Sea disruption concerns.
  • While domestic pump prices have risen, USGC refiners have cut gasoline export prices to their lowest since Feb. 2021 amid shipping restrictions at the Panama Canal, according to Reuters.

Source: Bloomberg

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