New Hampshire gas prices fall 4.2 cents

Gasoline prices in New Hampshire have fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.68 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 875 stations in New Hampshire. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.9 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.67 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.

Average gasoline prices on Nov. 12 in New Hampshire have ranged widely over the last five years:

$2.51 per gallon in 2017, $2.16 per gallon in 2016, $2.11 per gallon in 2015, $2.94 per gallon in 2014 and $3.24 per gallon in 2013.

Including the change locally during the past week, prices yesterday were 17.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago and are 11.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has dropped 22.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 12.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Areas near New Hampshire and their current gas price climate:

Burlington- $2.87 per gallon, down 4.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.92 per gallon.

Boston- $2.79 per gallon, down 2.0 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.81 per gallon.

Vermont- $2.80 per gallon, down 3.0 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.83 per gallon.

“The last week has seen another notable decline at pumps in nearly every state with average prices again plummeting, in some places to $1.99 per gallon or less, following oil’s longest losing streak in nearly 34 years,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “Every single day, Americans are spending nearly $100 million less than just 30 days ago- a significant and impressive feat as the national average gas price has shed over 20 cents per gallon over the last month. Oil’s demise has partially been due to the U.S. issuing waivers to countries buying crude oil from Iran, making sanctions moot, but also because ahead of those waivers, OPEC agreed to increase production to soften the potential blow from the Nov. 4 re-imposition of sanctions — yet now OPEC is upset and may again cut production to the the move by Trump to allow temporary waivers. What’s it all mean for motorists? The plummet at the pump may continue for now, but all eyes will be on OPEC to see what move they make to pump oil prices back up.”