Gas prices continue to rise

UNDATED – Indiana gas prices have risen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.83 a gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana. Gas prices in Indiana are 12.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.31 a gallon higher than a year ago.

Gas prices in Lawrence County range from $2.74 to $2.79 a gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Indiana is priced at $2.46 a gallon today while the most expensive is $3.39 a gallon a difference of 93.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $2.46 a gallon while the highest is $3.39 a gallon a difference of 93.0 cents per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline is unchanged in the last week, averaging $2.85 a gallon today. The national average is down 2.2 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.07 a gallon higher than a year ago.

Historical gasoline prices in Indiana and the national average going back ten years:

  • April 19, 2020: $1.52/g (U.S. Average: $1.78/g)
  • April 19, 2019: $2.85/g (U.S. Average: $2.85/g)
  • April 19, 2018: $2.77/g (U.S. Average: $2.76/g)
  • April 19, 2017: $2.37/g (U.S. Average: $2.42/g)
  • April 19, 2016: $2.06/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g)
  • April 19, 2015: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.45/g)
  • April 19, 2014: $3.75/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g)
  • April 19, 2013: $3.50/g (U.S. Average: $3.50/g)
  • April 19, 2012: $3.90/g (U.S. Average: $3.89/g)
  • April 19, 2011: $3.91/g (U.S. Average: $3.84/g)
Patrick De Haan

“Gas prices have remained largely stable in the last week across much of the country with the exception of the West Coast, where prices in some areas continue to advance, mainly in California as summer gasoline and healthy demand have boosted prices, but for everyone else, we’re far removed from the fast pace of increases we saw earlier this year,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “Gasoline demand has given up ground for the second straight week, likely due to some areas seeing a rise in coronavirus cases, and as spring break plans conclude. The next trend in gas prices isn’t evident just yet, we may see additional slight sideways moves in the weeks ahead, until either demand starts to increase notably again, or we see the opposite.”

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA’s once-daily survey covering credit card transactions at 100,000 stations and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on 7,000 gas stations, GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.