UTICA, N.Y. – Gas prices in the Utica area are up 5 cents from last week, sitting at an average of $2.63 on Monday.
The prices have increased about 17 cents from this time a month ago, and are 1 cent more on average than they were at this time last year.
The state average is $2.60, which is 10 cents higher than the national average, but still 1 cent less than what was reported on Feb. 15, 2020.