Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 0.6 cents in the past week, averaging $3.50 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 1.2 cents in the last week to $3.64 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Regular gas prices in International Falls, according to the site, ranged from $3.39 to $3.54 per gallon; midgrade prices were listed at $3.59; premium prices ranged from $3.79 to $3.99; diesel fuel ranged from $3.89 to $4.29.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 33.4 cents per gallon lower compared to the same day one year ago and are 0.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 0.3 cents during the last month and stands 0.6 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
“It’s been another relatively quiet week across most of the country with the national average fluctuating little,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “Having said that, some hot spots have emerged- specifically areas of the Great Lakes where prices last week shot within just a 10th of a penny of four dollars per gallon. While that has led Great Lakes and Midwest markets higher, I don’t believe the higher prices are sustainable much longer. In many areas that saw large jumps last week we’re already seeing relief. For the rest of the country, this week will likely feature little movement as wholesale gasoline prices continue in their funk and as we await the traditional decline of wholesale prices to start the summer driving season,” DeHaan said.
GasBuddy.com is a tool to help motorists save money at the pump by collecting gas price data and displaying it on websites and on a free smartphone app that has been downloaded over 37 million times. The site operates MinnesotaGasPrices.com and more than 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at more than 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
