By Dave Thompson, Prairie Public Radio

BISMARCK, N.D. (PPR) – The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in North Dakota is now $3.26.

That’s up 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week. It’s 19.8 cents higher than last month, and 95 cents higher than a year ago.

That’s according to “Gas Buddy dot Com,” which surveys 493 gas stations in North Dakota.

The national average price is $3.42 per gallon – and that’s more than 97 cents higher than it was a year ago.