Average retail gasoline prices in Seattle have risen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.54/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 775 gas outlets in Seattle. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.99/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Areas nearby Seattle and their current gas price climate:

Tacoma- $2.50/g, up 1.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.48/g.
Washington- $2.46/g, up 0.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.45/g.
Yakima- $2.33/g, down 1.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.34/g.

Including the change in gas prices in Seattle during the past week, prices yesterday were 6.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 1.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has decreased 5.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 19.9 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.

“Talk about starting the New Year off right,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “The national average at $1.99 is a great way to begin 2016, and over twenty cents lower than where we started 2015. The good news is that we could see even more price drops before the seasonal lift that will likely begin as we push towards spring.”

GasBuddy will be unveiling its 2016 Fuel Outlook in the weeks ahead, which will shed light on what the fuel price climate will be for motorists in the year ahead.

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