Gas prices hit record highs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Joe Durazo helps customers who pull into the full service pump area Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022,
Joe Durazo helps customers who pull into the full service pump area Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022, at Red Rock Auto Center in South Hutchinson. Photo credit © Sandra J. Milburn/The Hutchinson News / USA TODAY NETWORK

Gas prices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hit all-time highs over the weekend amid tight worldwide oil supplies and increased demand as the industry feels the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that Sunday’s average gas price in New Jersey hit $4.09 a gallon, breaking the old record of $3.99 set on July 8, 2008. The price is up 44 cents in the last week, 60 cents in the last month and $1.22 higher than a year ago. The Pennsylvania gas price average reached $4.17 per gallon Sunday, setting a new record high price for the region after breaking a 14-year record high Saturday,

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