State gas prices fell last week, reaching an average of $2.73 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week’s price of $2.78 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The average price of fuel in the state has fallen about 31 cents since last month. Gas prices across the state last year were as low as $2.53 on Jan. 22, 2024, and as high as $4.10 on Feb. 20, 2023, according to the EIA.
A year ago, the average gas price in Colorado was 2% lower at $2.67 per gallon.
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The average price of gas in the United States last week was $3.01, making prices in the state about 9.2% lower than the national average. The average national gas price is down from last week’s average of $3.03 per gallon.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites nationwide, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
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