PORTLAND, Maine - Gas prices have gone up 9.1 cents a gallon in the last week in Maine.
Gasoline price-monitoring website GasBuddycom reports Monday that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Maine is up to $2.40, nearly 30 cents per gallon higher than in the past month, but still nearly $1.18 lower per gallon than at this time last year.
The price per gallon in Maine is 2 cents below the national average.
The Maine price is based on a survey of more than 1,200 gas stations.