Gas prices: Increase at the pumps on Wednes­day

Gas prices: Increase at the pumps on Wednesday

After weeks of falling prices, gas prices increased slight­ly on Wednes­day. The nation­al aver­age price for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gas rose to $3.215, accord­ing to AAA. This was more than Tuesday’s aver­age price of $3.203 per gal­lon.
Wednesday’s increase was the first in weeks across the coun­try. Prices had been steadi­ly falling across the coun­try, lead­ing to much-need­ed relief at the pumps for the country’s dri­vers. Despite the cur­rent increase, gas prices are still less expen­sive than a we …