The national average price of gasoline jumped 7.1 cents to $3.38 per gallon for the week ending Monday, according to federal data released Tuesday.
The price of gasoline has been steadily rising since mid-November when it reached a three-year low at $3.194 per gallon. The price of gasoline today remains lower that it was a year ago, when it was 3.67 cents higher, reports the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Prices rose in all regions tracked by the U.S. EIA. The sharpest increase came in the Rocky Mountain region, where gasoline rose 10.2 cents to $3.239 per gallon. In AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, states also saw rising prices, as only Montana remained below $3.10 per gallon.
Meanwhile, the average price of diesel fuel also rose during the week. Diesel fuel rose 1.2 cents to $3.989 per gallon. Diesel is 16.8 cents lower than it was a year ago.
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