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Gas prices continue to recede

Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.83 per gallon Sunday.

This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.85, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Wisconsin during the past week, prices yesterday were 11.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 16.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 0.7 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 1.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

“Average gasoline prices nationally continue to slowly drop,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “I’ll go on the record and say that come Wednesday, I expect the national average in the U.S. will actually be lower than it was on the same day in 2011. Perhaps looking at the big picture with prices having failed to reach new records so far in 2012, we can restore some gas-sanity in this country. Prices go up and down every year, every season, regardless of who’s name is on the ballot,” DeHaan said.

One Comment

  1. Gas prices may be continuing to drop, but Union Grove is still 10 cents higher than Racine and Sturtevant. If the companies of Union Grove want people to shop Union Grove, then they need to have comparable prices. This is not just gas prices, it’s most of the stores. Sturtevant is not a long drive and a lot of people I know prefer to shop outside of Union Grove because of the prices.