Gas prices slightly increased from Monday. It’s the first such increase after several consecutive days of prices dropping.
According to AAA, the current national average price for regular gas is $3.598 per gallon. On Monday, it was $3.59 per gallon.
One week ago, regular gas was $3.612 per gallon. A month ago, it was $3.673 per gallon.
Despite the recent downward trend in prices, the price of regular gas remains higher today than at this time last year. One year ago, the average cost of regular gasoline was $3.539 per gallon, according to AAA.
California remains the state with the highest gas prices in the country, with an average price for regular-grade gas of $5.188 per gallon. Mississippi is the state with the least expensive gas, at $3.057 per gallon. To view the price of gas in each state, click here.
Here is how gas prices in different states and areas in the mid-Atlantic region
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