And the cheapest gas prices in Minnesota are in … Hibbing?
A heated gas war on parts of the Iron Range is a prime example of how gas price this summer have bucked the usual seasonal upward trend and instead moved downward.
In Hibbing, where gas prices have been below the state average for more than a week, prices hit $3.23 per gallon at many stations Monday, vying with a couple of northern Twin Cities stations for the lowest in the state.
The average prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Minnesota dropped to $3.40.9 on average, according to Minnesotagasprices.com. That’s down from $3.50 a week ago, $3.59 a month ago and down a quarter per gallon from $3.65 per gallon this day last year.
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Nationally, gas prices hit $3.56 per gallon on average, down from $3.60 a week ago, $3.67 a month ago and $3.67 one year ago.
GasBuddy.com gets reports from 2,856 gas outlets across Minnesota each day.
