Gas Prices

Average gas prices keep rising, but slowly

Gas prices have slowly been rising across the nation. Daniel McHenry of Salina fills his truck at a QuikTrip in Park City recently.
Gas prices have slowly been rising across the nation. Daniel McHenry of Salina fills his truck at a QuikTrip in Park City recently. Travis Heying File photo

Average retail gasoline prices in Wichita have risen about 3 cents a gallon in the past week, to an average of $2.17 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com. Average prices are 9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 39 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

This compares with the national average of $2.31 per gallon on Monday.

“Gasoline prices are starting to pick up steam as a majority of states see their average rise over last week, a function of the season's theatrics coming into view: refinery maintenance and the transition to cleaner gasoline pumping up prices,” Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, said in a statement.

For a roundup of gas prices in the Wichita area and Kansas, go to www.kansas.com/news/gas-prices.

This story was originally published March 6, 2017 at 9:44 AM with the headline "Average gas prices keep rising, but slowly."

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