Gas prices go up a bit in northern New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Retail gas prices in northern New England have gone up a bit.

Gas price website GasBuddy’s survey says the average retail gasoline prices in Maine have risen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week. They now average $2.40 per gallon. In New Hampshire, average prices have gone up nearly a penny per gallon, to $2.31. Princes in Vermont remained flat at $2.40 after a big increase the week before.

The national average has gone up 2.1 6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.37 per gallon.

The national average has climbed 39.3 cents per gallon from a year ago.