Gas prices go up in NJ, around nation as crude prices rise

Gas prices increased in New Jersey and around the nation at large amid a continued increase in crude oil prices and despite a drop in consumer demand. 

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.38, up a penny from last week. 

Drivers were paying an average of $2.54 a gallon a year ago at this time. 

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.32, up two cents from last week. 

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