Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 4.5 cents in the past week, averaging $3.41 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 5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.40 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Regular gas prices in International Falls, according to the site, ranged from $3.36 to $3.54 Monday. Local prices for premium fuel were listed at $3.89 per gallon and diesel fuel ranged from $4.29 to $4.95. Prices for midgrade fuel were not listed on the site.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 37.7 cents per gallon lower compared to the same day one year ago and are 17.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 12.5 cents during the last month and stands 32.6 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“The rate of increase in the national average has accelerated over the last week, and the worst is likely yet to come,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “Oil prices continue to move higher as refineries continue their maintenance season, leading to a double whammy at the gas station. In addition, in another month we’ll also start seeing refineries producing more expensive, cleaner burning summer gasoline, and that will likely keep upward pressure on retail gasoline prices. Just a handful of stations across the nation are seeing a price under $3 per gallon, and a few weeks from today, motorists along the West Coast with perhaps a few other states will be wishing for those current $3 prices.”
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.
