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Manchester Gas Prices Drop for Second Week

Local gallon of gas average at $3.76

Gas prices decreased in Manchester and Lakehurst for the second straight week, signaling that perhaps locals have already seen the worst of summer gas prices. 

The local average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.76 as of late Friday morning, a 6-cent decrease from the same time last week.

The drop in local prices comes as local gas stations are beginning to reflect the drop of barrel of oil price, which has eased off of the year high of $113 for a barrel and has been averaging just a shade under $100 a barrel during the last week.

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Local gas stations are charging an average of 11 cents less per gallon than their national counterparts, as AAA reported the national average for a gallon of regular to be $3.87 as of Friday morning.

The New Jersey state average as of Friday morning is $3.84, according to AAA. 

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Below, Manchester Patch has surveyed local stations for their most recent rates.  All prices are as of late morning on Friday, May 20.

  • Exxon – Route 37 and Commonwealth Boulevard in Manchester: $3.79 regular, $3.99 plus, $4.09 premium.
  • Circle Service – Route 37 and Route 70 circle, Lakehurst: $3.71 regular, $3.75 plus, $3.89 premium.
  • Gulf – Route 70 and Route 547 (Center Street), Lakehurst: $3.73 regular, $3.83 plus, $4.03 premium.
  • Wawa – Route 70 and Route 539, Manchester: $3.79 regular, $3.89 plus, $3.99 premium.
  • Jersey Gas – Route 530 and Station Road, Whiting.  Cash:  $3.73 regular, $3.83 plus, $3.93 premium. Credit:  $3.79 regular, $3.89 plus, $3.99 premium.
  • Quick Chek – Route 70 and Route 571, Manchester: $3.79 regular, $3.93 plus, $4.03 premium.

As of press time Jersey Gas is the only station charging a separate price for cash and credit. For figuring out the local average, Jersey Gas was calculated at $3.76, the average price for a gallon regular purchased from Jersey Gas.

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