Prices At The Pump Rise For Second Straight Week

The national average for a gallon of gasoline in the United States has risen for the second week in a row, up 8.8 cents from a week ago, to $3.57, according to GasBuddy, and up to $3.64 per gallon based on AAA data. GasBuddy data shows the national average up 13 cents from a month ago, but still 52.6 cents lower than a year ago.

Diesel has gone in the reverse direction, down 1.6 cents in the past week, at $4.15 per gallon, and down 88.9 cents compared to year-ago prices. That represents the “narrowest difference” to gasoline in over…