Gas prices up 46 cents in Arkansas in past month

Gas prices increase nearly 50 cents over past month in Arkansas; gallon of unleaded now $3.63

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The auto club AAA says gas prices in Arkansas have increased nearly 50 cents in the past month.

AAA says the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas Monday was $3.63. That's up 46 cents from $3.17 a gallon one month ago.

A year ago, the average price in Arkansas was $3.52 per gallon.

The national average Monday was $3.77 per gallon.

AAA says Wyoming had the cheapest gas in the continental United States, at $3.23 a gallon. California reported the most expensive in the continental U.S., at $4.23 per gallon.