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Pump pain: North Carolina drivers to spend $81.42 more on gas on average this June

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The average North Carolina driver will pay $81.42 more at the pump in June 2022 than they did in June 2021, according to an analysis of gas prices from the AAA motor club and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) data by Old North News.

North Carolina drivers will pay an average of $4.36 per gallon of regular gasoline this month versus $2.89 last year. This is a 50.8 percent increase equaling $1.47 per gallon.

Of the 15 North Carolina metropolitan areas analyzed, drivers in Wilmington faced the largest price hike at the pump in the last year of $85.35. Burlington was spared the worst pain, with the price of gas rising $76.60 from June 2021 to June 2022.

Gas prices across the US hit a seven-year high following a significant drop at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The price of gas, derived from the cost of oil manufactured around the world, has the power to substantially change the free market and influence many industries.

A short-term outlook report from the US Energy Information Administration predicted gas rates will fall throughout 2022.

North Carolina drivers average 1,339.4 miles and use 55.3 gallons of gasoline per month, according to the FHA.

North Carolina gas price difference - June 2021 vs. June 2022

Market20222021CHG%Total increase
Wilmington$4.41$2.86$1.5453.8%$85.35
New Bern$4.34$2.81$1.5354.3%$84.41
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only)$4.37$2.85$1.5253.2%$84.02
Jacksonville$4.25$2.76$1.5054.3%$82.80
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton$4.34$2.85$1.4952.3%$82.41
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News$4.44$2.96$1.4850.0%$81.91
Fayetteville$4.34$2.86$1.4851.7%$81.86
Asheville$4.43$2.96$1.4749.6%$81.25
Goldsboro$4.35$2.88$1.4751.0%$81.20
Rocky Mount$4.35$2.90$1.4550.1%$80.48
Durham-Chapel Hill$4.40$2.95$1.4549.0%$80.03
Raleigh$4.38$2.94$1.4549.2%$79.98
Winston-Salem$4.32$2.90$1.4249.1%$78.70
Greensboro$4.33$2.91$1.4248.6%$78.32
Burlington$4.34$2.96$1.3846.8%$76.60

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