BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gas prices are still moving upward this week, in New York and across the country.
In New York, the average price is up eight cents, while the U.S. average is up by seven.
Gasoline prices in Albany have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.44/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 546 stations in Albany.
Average gasoline prices on January 18 in Albany have ranged widely over the last five years:
$2.66/g in 2020, $2.41/g in 2019, $2.59/g in 2018, $2.42/g in 2017 and $2.08/g in 2016.
Here are the averages across upstate New York:
"If crude prices continue to sustain prices above $50 per barrel alongside higher refinery utilization rates and demand, drivers could see pump prices remain at elevated levels," AAA says.