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Gas prices remain low for Thanksgiving travel

Drivers headed out of town for the holiday will pay a tad more for a tank of gas this year than they did last Thanksgiving.

A gallon of regular gasoline was selling for an average of $2.58 in Kitsap County on Monday, according to AAA. That was up slightly from an average of $2.46 on the same day of 2015.

Nationally, gas prices are still much lower this fall than they were just a couple of years ago:

Gas tends to cost less this time of year and an abundance of crude oil on the global market is helping keep retail prices in check.

AAA projects 43.5 million Americans will take road trips for Thanksgiving this week.

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Gas prices may finally be creeping up

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Just when it seemed gas prices couldn’t get any lower … they didn’t

The price of gasoline has begun to edge up nationally and locally, according to AAA Fuel Gauge, which tracks such things.

The average price for a gallon of regular in Kitsap was $2.014 per gallon Monday, up just a hair from a week ago when it was $1.995.

Filling up was still cheaper than a year ago, when the average price was $2.788.

Nationally, the average price of gas has been under $2 for most the year, but is now climbing.

AAA noted price swings are typical this time of year as refineries conduct maintenance. The association predicts generous supplies of gasoline and low crude oil cost will keep prices from climbing as high as in previous years.

At $2.03 per gallon, Washington is one of only four states in the country where the average price of gas is more than $2.

Gas prices on the rise; still lower than 2014

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It was good while it lasted.

The $2 a gallon gas we enjoyed this winter is already in the rearview mirror, and AAA expects fuel prices to keep climbing through March.

The average price of regular gasoline in the Bremerton area was $2.95 Friday, up from $2.38 in mid-February.

Regular was selling for $2.67 a gallon in Suquamish this week, according to Gas Buddy. The Silverdale Costco had regular for $2.73.

It could be a lot worse. According to AAA, Kitsap drivers were paying $3.60 for regular this time last year.

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A refinery explosion and labor strike in California have contributed to a rapid rise in prices along the west coast in the past month.

AAA notes crude oil prices started to rise in January. This is also the time of year when refineries slow down for maintenance, dropping the national supply.

While trending up, price increases have been halting this year, and the crude oil market remains volatile.