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Gas prices in Alaska continue to rise

 

March 07, 2011
Monday


(SitNews) - Average retail gasoline prices in Alaska have risen 14.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.82 per gallon yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 12.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.47/g, according to gasoline price website AlaskaGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Alaska during the past week, prices yesterday were 47.6 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 26.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 36.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 73.6 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

 

Source of News:

AlaskaGasPrices.com

GasBuddy operates GasBuddy.com, AlaskaGasPrices.com, and over 225 other local gasoline price-tracking websites that follow prices at over 125,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada. GasBuddy.com was named one of Time magazine's 50 best websites and to PC World's 100 most useful websites of 2008.

 

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