Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 7.8 cents in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,856 gas outlets in Minnesota. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallong in the last week to to $3.31, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Prices in International Falls Sunday ranged from $3.37 to $3.45 per gallon, according to the website.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 3.3 cents per gallon lower compared to the same day one year ago and are 17.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 4.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 6.7 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
"The national average has picked up in the last week on the apparent start of refinery maintenance season," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Refinery production has taken a hit in the last week as companies begin looking towards the summer driving season, utilizing this time of year for maintenance and any upgrades before gasoline demand races higher for the summer season," DeHaan said.
GasBuddy operates MinnesotaGasPrices.com and over 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at more than 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
