Today’s national average price at the pump is $3.52 per gallon, which is the highest price in more than six months. This price is three cents more expensive than one week ago and 17 cents above one month ago, but national prices still average 17 cents per gallon less than the same date last year. The average pump price has increased on 38 of the past 39 days and jumped by a quarter (13 percent) during this span.