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Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 3.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.81/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,856 stations in Minnesota. Prices in Minnesota are 14.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 32.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 5.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.90 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Minnesota was priced at $2.38/g Sunday, Jan. 7 while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.61/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.38/g while the highest was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.61/g.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03/g today. The national average is down 12.2 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 22.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Historical gasoline prices in Minnesota and the national average going back ten years:
January 8, 2023: $3.14/g (U.S. Average: $3.25/g)
January 8, 2022: $3.08/g (U.S. Average: $3.30/g)
January 8, 2021: $2.20/g (U.S. Average: $2.32/g)
January 8, 2020: $2.46/g (U.S. Average: $2.61/g)
January 8, 2019: $2.07/g (U.S. Average: $2.23/g)
January 8, 2018: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.49/g)
January 8, 2017: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.37/g)
January 8, 2016: $1.84/g (U.S. Average: $1.98/g)
January 8, 2015: $1.96/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
January 8, 2014: $3.22/g (U.S. Average: $3.30/g)