# Gas Prices Jump for Most of Country – AAA Newsroom

> The national average US gas price rose six cents in one week to $2.33 as of Feb 19, the largest weekly increase of 2019. Refinery problems and rising exports kept inventories low, while crude prices reached their highest level of the year. AAA expected tight inventories to keep prices elevated through month end.

- Date: 2019-02-19 · published 2019-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60764-gas-prices-jump-for-most-of-country-aaa-newsroom
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Refinery outages and tight crude and product inventories point to firmer energy costs in the US. Higher fuel prices raise transport and processing costs for feed, though the effect on grain and meal prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- newsroom.aaa.com: https://newsroom.aaa.com/2019/02/prices-jump-for-most-of-country/

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