gas prices

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today. He says gas prices will continue to rise in the short term due largely to the affect that weather had on refineries in Texas.

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON this week. He says gas prices will rise but not "a whole lot" between now and this summer. He says the supply of oil is large enough right now that even if more people chose to drive to vacation spots this spring the price shouldn't jump significantly.

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs King Banaian joined me on WJON today. He says gas prices which are around $1.90 per gallon now will likely stay the same for at least the next couple of months. He expects when the Covid-19 vaccine become more widespread available that the price will likely rise to around $2.20 a gallon.

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs King Banaian joined me on WJON today. He says due to the pandemic gas prices remain low in large part because of a decrease of the amount of travel. He says it's hard to say if the economy is in a recession.

St. Cloud State Economist King Banaian joined me on WJON today. King says the gas prices dropping below $2.00 a gallon is an indication that the summer travel season is over and that less people will be doing driving vacations anytime soon. He says many Minnesotans chose to do their "holidays" within driving distance largely within the state.

Gas prices could continue to fall with the oil market in turmoil. Collapsing demand for fuel during the COVID-19 pandemic has created a glut of oil, with storage capacity running short.

Gas prices are starting to drop below a dollar a gallon now here in Minnesota.

Gas prices have dropped below $2 here in the St. Cloud metro area and are inching closer to a buck in other parts of the state.

Gas prices could be declining soon. That according to St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian. Banaian joined me on WJON today. He expects gas prices to drop this fall.

St. Cloud's gas prices, as of this morning, were on average cheaper than Brainerd, Hutchinson and Royalton. According to gasbuddy.com St. Cloud's average gas price was $2.57 this morning. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.