Winter Weather Slows Transactions at Gas Stations

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO– Winter weather took a toll at your local gas station. According to GasBuddy, drivers stayed away from the pumps over the past week because of winter weather. Officials say, they see fuel purchases for the last four weeks are down by 65% compared to 2013, and overall purchases year-to-date are down by 71%. There‘s no question that these figures are weather-induced. It fully quantifies what we see and hear anecdotally,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.