Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.17 per gallon Sunday, according to a daily survey of 3,112 gas outlets in Wisconsin.
This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $3.26, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Wisconsin during the past week, prices yesterday were 20.1 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 16.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 9.3 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 6.8 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“With the fresh start of 2013 many motorists have begun seeking information on where gasoline prices will be going for the upcoming year,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “GasBuddy will be releasing its 2013 forecast this week, available on the GasBuddy blog.”
The blog can be found at http://blog.gasbuddy.com.
GasBuddy operates WisconsinGasPrices.com and over 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at over 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.