Local gas prices on the rise, national rate dropping

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Looks like gas prices are rising in the Scenic City once again… but could be dropping nationally.

Average prices in Chattanooga have risen just 3.4c/gallon in the last week.

This averages to $2.90.

On the bright side, prices are nearly 20 cents lower than last month. And they stand 54.6 cents lower than a year ago.

The national average has dropped in the last week, standing at $3.69 cents per gallon.

This is the lowest its been in over two years.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Chattanooga was priced at $2.67/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.29/g, a difference of 62.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.67/g while the highest was $4.19/g, a difference of $1.52/g.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.37/g today. The national average is down 11.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 47.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

SOURCE GasBuddy