Gasoline costs rose an average of three cents per gallon in South Jersey over the weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic said. The average rose a penny, meanwhile, in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
A gallon of regular grade gas was $2.65 on average Monday in South Jersey, and $2.84 in Philadelphia, the auto club said.
Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise Monday. The Associated Press reported that by early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for May delivery was up 56 cents to $85.43 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
On Thursday, the contract climbed up $1.11 to settle at $84.87 following a gain of $1.39 on Wednesday. - Reid Kanaley
