Gas prices jump up in NJ, around nation heading into holiday
TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices jumped up in New Jersey and around the nation with record travel forecast for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.14, up five cents from a week ago.
Drivers were paying an average of $2.16 a gallon a year ago at this time.
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.12, up four cents from last week.
Drivers were paying an average of $2.17 a gallon a year ago at this time.
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