Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 0.3 cents in the past week, averaging $3.33 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,856 gas outlets in Minnesota. This compares with the national average that has decreased 1.3 cents in the last week to $3.43 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Regular gas prices in International Falls ranged from $3.26 to $3.39 per gallon, according to the site. Diesel fuel was listed at $3.99. No prices were reported for midgrade and premium fuel prices.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 15.2 cents per gallon lower compared to the same day one year ago and are 6.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 10.3 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 10.5 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“With Labor Day right around the corner, most Americans will be seeing the lowest prices of the summer,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “And the good news doesn’t end there, the national average is at its lowest levels for this time of year since 2010, when prices averaged $2.65 per gallon nationally during Labor Day weekend. While most Americans won’t have access to sub-$3 prices, a few hundred gas stations, mainly in the southern U.S., are offering gasoline under $3 per gallon today. And for those motorists in areas where gas prices tend to be high, just 1.5 percent of gas stations in the U.S. are selling for more than $4 per gallon, so even California is in on the party at the pump,” DeHaan said.
