Minnesota Sees Gas Prices Fall Ahead Of The Holidays
UNDATED (WJON News) -- With refinery maintenance largely complete and OPEC increasing oil production for December, oil prices are struggling.
A few dozen gas stations are already offering gas under $2 per gallon, and Gas Buddy says we could see that number grow as we move further into the holiday season.
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The national average price of gasoline has fallen 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95. Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 5.1 cents per gallon, averaging $2.87. The national average price of diesel has decreased 5.5 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.72.
LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving
To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.
Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.
Gallery Credit: Sophia Crisafulli
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