Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 2.7 cents in the past week, averaging $3.22 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has decreased 3.2 cents per gallon last week to $3.43 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Prices in International Falls Sunday ranged from $3.37 to $3.44 per gallon, according to the website.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 2.8 cents per gallon higher compared to the same day one year ago and are 35.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 26.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 6.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
“With Thanksgiving just days away, Americans will be hitting major thoroughfares en masse. While gasoline prices have dropped in the last month and a half, the national average will still come close to breaking a record- the highest ever national average for Thanksgiving,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “I don’t really see how gas prices could greatly improve between now and Christmas, given the new military action in the Middle East, and other pressures. It’s all but certain the national average will not drop under $3.25 per gallon, which could lead to a perilous start to 2013,” DeHaan said.
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