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Gas prices continue to drop, falling 6.5 cents a gallon across Montana in the last week.

Swelling prices at the pump pushed California gas up another 25 cents this week, while most of the country joined in on the rising trend. According to gasbuddy.com Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan, Montana sang a different tune. "Peace and quite, One of the few markets across the county that has not seen a big increase is the state of Montana," DeHaan said...

As of the week of June 2, gas prices are still inching upward in Montana.

Montana gas prices rose again during the first week of May, and the barrel price of oil rose as well, reaching around $96, a four week high.

In just one week, Montana's average gas price flew from $3.08 to $3.16 per gallon.

Over the past week, the price of gas in Montana has jumped nearly eight cents to reach an average of $3.09 per gallon.

Gas prices at the pump in Montana went up one cent over the past week, which is more movement than the price has seen in over a month.