Gas prices in NH rise 2 cents over past week

Gas prices in NH rise 2 cents over past week, costs a penny more than national average

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The average price of a gallon of gas rose by 2.1 cents in the past week in New Hampshire, to $3.48 per gallon.

That's according to the gasoline price website GasBuddy.com, which surveyed 875 gas stations in the state.

The price as of Sunday is 18.5 cents cheaper than the same day a year ago but 16.3 cents more than last month.

Nationally, the average also increased by more than 3 cents a gallon, to $3.47. The national average is 19.1 cents cheaper than the same day last year but 18.5 cents more than a month ago.

GasBuddy operates NewHampshireGasPrices.com and more than 250 other websites that track prices at more than 140,000 gas stations in the United States and Canada.