Oil prices move higher Friday NEW YORK, July 13 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose Friday and traders expressed relief China's economy wasn't as bad as they feared, analysts said. Crude for August delivery was up 88 cents to $86.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Data from China show economic growth declined to 7.6 percent, in line with forecasts, but investors had feared the numbers would be worse. Natural gas for August delivery was up 2 cents, or 0.6 percent to $2.82 per million British thermal units. Home heating oil was up .49 percent to $2.78 per gallon. Reformulated blendstock gasoline was up .24 percent to $2.81 a gallon. At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline was $3.38 per gallon Friday, AAA said.