(Des Moines) Iowa gasoline prices fell 10 cents over the past week, with regular unleaded averaging $4.20 per gallon statewide, according to AAA’s October 14 report.
Despite the weekly decline, gasoline prices in Iowa are $1.44 higher than they were a year ago. The national average Wednesday was $4.33 per gallon, down four cents from last week.
Crude oil prices increased this week. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $6.03 per barrel to $94.96, while Brent crude climbed $4.87 to $105.68 per barrel. One year ago, WTI crude was priced at $59.52 per barrel, and Brent crude was $63.
Iowa diesel prices increased three cents this week to a statewide average of $6.07 per gallon. That compares with $3.45 per gallon a year ago. Iowa’s current diesel average is 23 cents below the national average of $6.30.
For heating fuels, natural gas prices at the Henry Hub reporting site fell two cents to $3.19 per million British thermal units.
Iowa propane prices averaged $1.64 per gallon, compared with $1.52 a year ago. Home heating oil averaged $5.76 per gallon statewide, up from $3.00 per gallon at the same time last year.
