Gasoline prices in the Rocky Mountain region have risen since last week: Here’s how much

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, regional gasoline prices rose for the second week in a row, averaging $3.44 per gallon of regular gasoline on Monday, up from the previous week’s price of $3.40 per gallon.

The average fuel price in the Rocky Mountain region has increased by about 0 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gasoline prices across the region last year were as low as $2.67 on January 22, 2024, and as high as $4.07 on September 18, 2023.

A year ago, the average price of gasoline in the Rocky Mountain region was 13 percent higher at $3.94 per gallon.

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The average price of gasoline in the United States last week was $3.45, putting prices in the Rocky Mountain region about 0.4 percent below the national average. The average national price of gasoline is down from last week’s average of $3.48 per gallon.

Prices in the Rocky Mountain states, as determined by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Please leave feedback or corrections to this story Here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.

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