Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 1.4 cents in the past week, averaging $3.64 per gallon Thursday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,856 gas outlets in Minnesota. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.68 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Prices in International Falls Sunday ranged from $3.79 to $3.85 per gallon, according to the website.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 2.2 cents per gallon higher compared to the same day one year ago and are 13.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 9.9 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 19 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
“The national average has seen the upward trend continuing, with average prices climbing across an abundance of the U.S.,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “The price of WTI oil continues to rise to levels not seen in quite some time, and that may continue, at least for the time being, to put more upward pressure on gasoline prices. While the worst may be behind us, I do believe the week ahead will likely feature another rise in the national average,” 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.
