Chattanooga gas prices jumped by more than 17 cents a gallon, on average, in the past week to a level more than 50% higher than a year ago as the spring and summer travel season approaches.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chattanooga rose to $3.97 a gallon over the past week, and the average local price of diesel fuel jumped 22.6 cents a gallon to nearly $5.52 per gallon – the highest such price ever, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 170 stations in Chattanooga.
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Although Chattanooga remains one of the few cities with average gas prices below $4 a gallon, prices in Chattanooga are up $1.35 per gallon compared with a year ago. GasBuddy said local prices at the pump in Chattanooga are still an average of 34 cents a gallon below the U.S. average price of $4.31 per gallon for regular gas.
Chattanooga prices also remain below the peak of $4.07 per gallon of regular fuel hit in early March.