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(AP) - Gasoline prices remained well above the
national average in Minnesota on Tuesday, but one analyst said he
didn't expect many drivers to change their habits going into the
long Memorial Day weekend.

      According to Triple-A's FuelGaugeReport.com, Minnesota's
statewide average was at $3.31 a gallon on Tuesday, about 10 cents
higher than the national average of $3.20.

      But the average diesel price in the state - $2.87 - was about 4
cents lower than the national average of $2.91.

      In the Twin Cities on Tuesday, average gas prices were around
$3.33 a gallon -- about 2 cents more than the statewide average. The
Rochester area had the cheapest prices for a gallon of regular
unleaded, $3.26, according to the Web site.

      Yet even with the high prices, some analysts suspect driver's
won't change their behavior much.

      "Consumers are getting used to seeing it and aren't conserving
as much as they were from the shock after Hurricane Katrina," said
Jason Toews of TwinCitiesGasPrices.com, which helps motorists find
the lowest prices.

      "Back then, they talked about carpooling, taking public
transportation or staying closer to home on Memorial Day weekend,"
he said. "Now they're just budgeting more for gas because they're
used to it."
      

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Gasoline prices remained well above the
national average in Minnesota on Tuesday, but one analyst said he
didn't expect many drivers to change their habits going into the
long Memorial Day weekend.


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