While gas prices are rising in the United States, the average price per gallon of regular fuel remains below $ 2.50 in about 80% of the stations. However, prices are well below those of 10 states. (Photo: Karimala / Getty Images)

While gas prices are rising in the United States, the average price per gallon of regular fuel is still below $ 2.50 in about 80% of the stations. However, prices are well below those of 10 US states, where prices per gallon are as low as US $ 2.10.

AAA reports that gas prices rose in 40 states last week. This places prices above their recent level but lower in the same period last year. Specifically, at $ 2.39, the average price of gasoline in the domestic market is 8 cents per gallon last week and 12 cents higher than last month. However, the price is 12 cents per gallon lower in the same period in 2018.

Jeanette Casselano, of AAA, said: "On average, gasoline prices this year are 11% cheaper than those of the first two months of 2018, due in part to the decline in crude oil prices up to # 1. 39, now this year. Although pump prices are rising, this increase has been countered by a mainly declining demand, which means that most people still pay less than $ 2.50. "

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One of the reasons that gas prices have recently risen and could rise again is that crude oil prices have risen slightly from $ 51.14 per barrel a month ago to $ 55.54 . In addition, from February to May is the period during which many refineries perform maintenance operations, which limits the supply.

Currently, the lowest priced states per gallon are: Mississippi ($ 2.10), Alabama ($ 2.12), Louisiana ($ 2.12), Arkansas ($ 2.13), Missouri (2 , $ 13), Texas ($ 2.14), Colorado ($ 2.14), South Carolina ($ 2.15), Virginia ($ 2.17), and Kansas ($ 2.18). Note that many are near the huge refineries on the Gulf Coast. Transportation costs are among the factors that determine the prices of gasoline.

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