For the third straight week, gas prices have increased as South Florida drivers get back to work and school.
Miami-area prices are 6 cents a gallon higher than a month ago but nearly 10 cents lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.
“Florida gas prices are inching higher as global oil markets react to geopolitical tensions, tightening fuel supplies and growing optimism about future fuel demand,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA – The Auto Club Group. “These factors have pushed oil and gasoline futures upward, and when combined with Florida’s normal pattern of price cycling, they’ve contributed to the recent uptick at the pump.”…