(The Center Square) – The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline was $2.45 on Tuesday in Wisconsin, according to GasBuddy.
That’s down from $2.71 a month ago and $2.77 a year ago. It’s also below the national average of $2.82.
As of Monday, there were 40 states with an average price below $3 per gallon, 28 with average prices below $2.75 and 13 states with an average price below $2.50.
“If you’re being told or believe that low #gasprices are currently a sign of economic distress, you’re likely being misled,” GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick DeHaan wrote on Monday. “While low oil prices long term will likely lead to a correction to higher prices, it is because supply is UP, not demand being down.”
Wisconsin had the fifth-lowest gas price in the country in the most recent rankings from the American Automobile Association.
The lowest recorded prices in Wisconsin include $2.10 at the Hometown Citgo in Waukesha, $2.14 at the Osceola Stop Exxon in Osceola, $2.19 at the BP in Durand and $2.22 at seven different stations in Menomonie.
Illinois’ average price per gallon of regular unleaded was $2.93, Michigan was $2.78, Minnesota was $2.65 and Iowa was $2.40.
