Source: Eric Frederick, NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/25/17


Gasoline prices are going up because of Hurricane Harvey, and they will continue to rise over the next few days as Texas refineries temporarily shut down, analysts say. In Raleigh, the average price Friday afternoon was $2.21 per gallon, up a penny from Thursday and up eight cents from a month ago, according to GasBuddy, a crowdsourcing service that charts fuel prices. Across the country, the average price is $2.35, which is also expected to rise.

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