The average price at the pump is down slightly from a week ago, but prices remain unseasonably high despite northern states beginning the transition to winter blend gas. That’s according to AAA, which reports that Monday’s national average is $4.29 per gallon, which is down by roughly one cent. New York State saw its average drop by nearly four cents to $4.38, and Chautauqua County’s average fell by almost two cents to $4.39. One year ago, the national and state averages were $3.05 and $3.11, respectively.
AAA adds that October is on track to become the most expensive October on record for gas prices, following record-setting highs in August and September. As of Monday morning, crude oil was trading between $101 and $115 per barrel amid instability in the Strait of Hormuz…