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Pump pain: South Carolina drivers to spend $79.08 more on gas on average this July

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The average South Carolina driver will pay $79.08 more at the pump in July 2022 than they did in July 2021, according to an analysis of gas prices from the AAA motor club and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) data by Palmetto State News.

South Carolina drivers will pay an average of $4.36 per gallon of regular gasoline this month versus $2.82 last year. This is a 54.5 percent increase equaling $1.54 per gallon.

Of the 10 South Carolina metropolitan areas analyzed, drivers in Rock Hill faced the largest price hike at the pump in the last year of $84.12. Columbia was spared the worst pain, with the price of gas rising $74.65 from July 2021 to July 2022.

Gas prices across the US hit a seven-year high following a significant drop at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The price of gas, derived from the cost of oil manufactured around the world, has the power to substantially change the free market and influence many industries.

A short-term outlook report from the US Energy Information Administration predicted gas rates will fall throughout 2022.

South Carolina drivers average 1,245.1 miles and use 51.4 gallons of gasoline per month, according to the FHA.

South Carolina gas price difference - July 2021 vs. July 2022

Market20222021CHG%Total increase
Rock Hill$4.38$2.74$1.6459.7%$84.12
Florence$4.47$2.85$1.6156.6%$83.04
Aiken-Edgfield County$4.40$2.80$1.6057.1%$82.22
Charleston-North Charleston$4.41$2.84$1.5655.0%$80.42
Spartanburg$4.36$2.81$1.5655.6%$80.21
Sumter$4.41$2.89$1.5252.8%$78.41
Hilton Head-Bluffton$4.46$2.95$1.5151.3%$77.79
Greenville$4.25$2.75$1.5154.8%$77.48
Myrtle Beach$4.34$2.84$1.4952.6%$76.87
Columbia$4.26$2.81$1.4551.7%$74.65

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