Average retail gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 3.3 cents in the past week, averaging $3.79 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 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week to to $3.55, according to gasoline price website MinnesotaGasPrices.com.
Gas prices in International Falls ranged from $3.85 to $3.89 this week, according to the website.
Including the change in gas prices in Minnesota during the past week, prices Sunday were 24.1 cents per gallon higher compared to the same day one year ago and are 52.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 42 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 9.7 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
“The streak is over,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “GasBuddy data showed the national average rising for 32 consecutive days – starting Jan. 20 at $3.26 per gallon, and ending Feb. 21 at $3.73 per gallon. The tide has now turned and the national average has dropped two days straight. This is certainly excellent news for disillusioned motorists – but I would caution them not to get overly thrilled as prices may linger near these levels for some time,” 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.
