Published: 5/16/2022

GAS PRICES IN TENNESSEE HAVE RISEN NEARLY 34 CENTS, ON AVERAGE, SO FAR THIS MONTH. FOR THE LAST SEVEN DAYS IN A ROW, A NEW HIGHEST RECORDED STATE AVERAGE HAS BEEN SET, AND ANOTHER WEEK OF RISING GAS PRICES IS LIKELY FOR TENNESSEANS. SINCE LAST MONDAY, GAS PRICES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE RISEN NEARLY 13 CENTS. THE TENNESSEE GAS PRICE AVERAGE IS NOW $4.20 WHICH IS NEARLY 36 CENTS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ONE MONTH AGO AND $1.31 MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO. TODAY'S NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS $4.48, WHICH IS 40 CENTS MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, AND $1.43 MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.