Gas prices rise less than 1 cent

Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.88 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.90 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate:

Lincoln - $2.02 per gallon, down 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.05 per gallon.

South Dakota - $1.82 per gallon, down 6.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $1.89 per gallon.

Omaha - $1.80 per gallon, down 4.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $1.85 per gallon.

Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 5.0 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 8.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 10.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 15.9 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.

“The continued and unprecedented plunge in the price of crude oil has continued, allowing gasoline prices in virtually the entire U.S. to continue plummeting,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “From West Coast to East Coast, the decline has hit virtually everyone - and amazingly, we saw a gas price war yesterday in Houghton Lake, Mich., where for a brief period of time GasBuddy confirmed stations selling at just 47 cents a gallon - prices unheard of in this century. While the 99-cent per gallon barrier was breached there due to competition willing to lose money, the downward trend taking place across the country will continue, with the national average likely to fall into the $1.70’s soon as motorists continue to enjoy falling fuel prices.”

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