The price of gasoline is coming back up after weeks of declines due to an oversupplied global oil market combined with coronavirus stay-at-home orders.

 

The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. is $1.85 per gallon, up 4 cents from the previous week, according to the latest numbers from GasBuddy.com. However, prices are still down from last year by just over $1.00.

 

In Kansas, prices have climbed up to $1.55 which is up 4 cents since last week, but is still $1.06 cheaper than a year ago. Montgomery County is currently 5 cents higher than the state average at $1.60, while Labette County came in slightly higher than the state average at $1.57 a gallon. Chautauqua County is 2 cents lower than the state at $1.53.

 

Oklahoma still has the least expensive gas in the country but prices have shot up nearly 8 cents from last week with an average gallon of gasoline costing $1.47. Gas in Washington and Nowata counties came in slightly under the state average at $1.43 and $1.44 a gallon, respectively.