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Gasoline price falls in S. Jersey; stays put in Phila.

Gasoline prices fell by a penny a gallon overnight in South Jersey, to an average of $2.90. That's 4 cents lower than a week ago, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Gasoline prices fell by a penny a gallon overnight in South Jersey, to an average of $2.90. That's 4 cents lower than a week ago, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Pump prices in Philadelphia and the rest of southeastern Pennsylvania held steady today at $3.12 a gallon - 2 cents below the week-ago price, the auto club said.

Crude oil prices, meanwhile, rose today after declining sharply yesterday on an unexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories, the Associated Press reported.

Light, sweet crude for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 88 cents to $91.72 a barrel in electronic trading by midafternoon in Europe.