Retail gasoline prices follow wholesale, with a lag

Gas stations can't quite keep up as oil prices spike, so they hold prices at the pump a bit higher as they fall.

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Source: AAA for national average unleaded retail gasoline prices; U.S. Energy Information Administration for wholesale gasoline spot prices at the New York Harbor Hub.

Lydia DePillis/The New York Times