High Gas Prices Unchanged During Week
Average gasoline prices in Montana are unchanged in the last week, averaging $4.01/g on Monday, March 14, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 60.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.37/g higher than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $3.73/g on Sunday while the most expensive was $4.39/g, a difference of 66.0 cents per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline is unchanged in the last week, averaging $4.32/g today. The national average is up 83.6 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.47/g higher than a year ago.
Historical gasoline prices in Montana and the national average on March 14 going back 10 years: 2021: $2.64/g (U.S.: $2.86/g) 2020: $2.32/g (U.S.: $2.23/g) 2019: $2.37/g (U.S.: $2.53/g) 2018: $2.58/g (U.S.: $2.52/g) 2017: $2.34/g (U.S.: $2.28/g) 2016: $1.84/g (U.S.: $1.94/g) 2015: $2.21/g (U.S.: $2.43/g) 2014: $3.22/g (U.S.: $3.52/g) 2013: $3.36/g (U.S.: $3.70/g) 2012: $3.48/g (U.S.: $3.82/g) “After a furious increase in the national average over the last two weeks, the top appears to be in with average gas prices slowly starting to decline over the last few days,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysts at GasBuddy. “While the decrease could be short-lived, it is nonetheless a well-needed break from the large surge in gas prices we’ve experienced over the last few weeks. The situation remains fluid, and escalations remain very possible, if not likely. For now, a $4.50 per gallon national average is off the table, but it certainly could be a future possibility as long as there is conflict between Russia and Ukraine.”
