Retail gasoline prices appear to be stabilizing following the biggest one-week price spike ever recorded, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch.

The statewide average price for regular self-serve skyrocketed to $2.939 a gallon - up 31.1 cents in only a week. The current average is $1.021 higher than last year's average.

The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $3.030 a gallon - a weekly increase of 35 cents.

AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips.

Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 A.M., September 9, 2005:

                                            Weekly
Area                                         9/9/05       Change        9/2/05
----                                                 ------       ------        ------
National                                  $3.030     35.0 cents      $2.680
State                                        $2.939     31.1 cents      $2.628
Austin-San Marcos               $2.902     32.5 cents      $2.577
Beaumont                               $2.889     29.8 cents      $2.591
Corpus Christi                        $2.827     31.6 cents      $2.511
Dallas                                      $2.994     30.2 cents      $2.692
Ft. Worth                                  $2.977     30.4 cents      $2.673
Galveston-Texas City            $2.967     33.2 cents      $2.635
Houston                                   $2.955     32.4 cents      $2.631
San Antonio                             $2.880     31.7 cents      $2.563

                          Weekly                              2004
Area            8/19/05    Change    8/12/05 New Record High  Average
----            -------    ------    ------- ---------------  -------
National        $2.586  +18.9 cents  $2.397  $3.057 (9/5/05)  $2.038
State              $2.536  +22.0 cents  $2.316  $2.964 (9/4/05)  $1.918
Austin-
San Marcos     $2.483  +20.7 cents  $2.276  $2.918 (9/6/05)  $1.909
Beaumont        $2.520  +23.9 cents  $2.281  $2.930 (9/4/05)  $1.899
Corpus Christi  $2.474  +19.3 cents  $2.281  $2.929 (9/3/05)  $1.880
Dallas                $2.600  +23.9 cents  $2.361  $3.019 (9/4/05)  $1.922
Ft. Worth            $2.587  +24.2 cents  $2.345  $3.012 (9/4/05)  $1.922
Galveston-
Texas City        $2.581  +24.6 cents  $2.335  $2.997 (9/4/05)  $1.913
Houston            $2.562  +24.2 cents  $2.320  $2.971 (9/6/05)  $1.900
San Antonio     $2.464  +19.9 cents  $2.265  $2.909 (9/4/05)  $1.928