Fuel prices rose again for the sixth straight week, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The US national average fuel price of unleaded gasoline rose a penny to $3.08/gallon, while a gallon of midgrade rose two cents to $3.20, and a gallon of premium rose two cents to $3.33.
The largest fuel price increases were on the West Coast, where the average gallon of unleaded gas rose three cents to $3.26/gallon. The Lower Atlantic states also rose $.03/gallon to $3.05 for a gallon of unleaded.
As for individual states, Minnesota was hit with a $.06/gallon weekly increase for unleaded, with an average price of $3.09/gallon. Colorado continues to have the lowest average fuel prices in the US where a gallon of unleaded is $2.86, up three cents from last week. California again has the highest fuel prices in the country where the average price for a gallon of unleaded is $3.33, up three cents from last week. New York state has the second highest prices in the nation, where a gallon of unleaded is $3.30/gallon, up a penny from last week.