Wisconsin Gas Prices Still Up After Price Hike

WISCONSIN — Gas prices continue to climb in Wisconsin and experts said that the trend of high prices won't go away any time soon.

“More drivers fueling up here coupled with a persistent tight supply of oil worldwide provides the recipe for higher prices at the pump,” Automobile Association of America spokesperson Andrew Gross said. “And unfortunately for consumers, it does not appear that this trend will change anytime soon.”

The price for the average gallon of gas in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area was $3.20 on Tuesday, 3 cents higher than seven days ago. Gas prices in the northern region of the state were higher - Florence County had the worst burden where a gallon of gas costs $3.48.

Average gas prices across the state were $3.27. In neighboring Illinois gas prices hiked up to $3.66 and in Minnesota average prices went up to $3.34.

The average price for a gallon of gas across the United States was $3.49 on Tuesday, 19 cents more than a month ago and 99 cents more than a year ago, the association said in a statement.

The following are the five states with the highest weekly price hike.

1. New Mexico (18 cents)
2. Delaware (15 cents)
3. North Carolina (12 cents)
4. Tennessee (12 cents)
5. New York (10 cents

The high cost of crude oil, winter weather and higher demand were the main causes of gas price increases, AAA said.

The consumer price index rose 7.9 percent in 12 months in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed.

The biggest price increases came from the food and energy sectors and Midwest residents are now paying 8 percent more for food than they did in 2021, federal data showed. Energy prices are up at least 25 percent compared to last year.

See gas prices near you with AAA's state gas prices page.