Gas Prices Increase Slightly During Week
Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.56/g on Monday, April 8, according to GasBuddy’s survey.
Prices in Montana are 19.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 30.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 3.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.02 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $3.17/g on Sunday, April 7, while the most expensive was $3.89/g, a difference of 72.0 cents per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57/g on Monday. The national average is up 17.1 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 0.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to Gas-Buddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
“After a brief break, gas prices have leapt back up, driven by extensive refinery maintenance on the West Coast, where prices have increased notably; only a handful of states have seen prices decline over the last week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at Gas-Buddy.
