U.S. Prices At the Pump Climb After Cold Spell Shutdowns

Prices for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 4.5 cents from a week ago, hitting an average of $3.07 on Sunday, GasBuddy reports, after refinery shutdowns due to cold weather pushed wholesale prices up.  The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. is still 41.2 cents lower than a year ago, while diesel prices, which have fallen 0.5 cents in the past week, remain 79 cents lower than a year ago.  “We’ve seen the national average price of gasoline bounce back up after cold-weather-related refinery shutdowns…