Tribune staff report | The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is down 3.29 cents over a two-week period to $2.63, according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

In the metro Chicago area, gas prices rose 3.9 percent in the last week to an average of $2.822 a gallon, according to the AAA Chicago Fuel Gauge. The AAA report said gas prices in the Chicago area have dropped 1.9 percent from the $2.722 a month ago.

Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mid-grade nationally was $2.77. Premium was at $2.88.

Among cities surveyed, Cheyenne, Wyo., had the lowest average price at
$2.32 a gallon for regular. Honolulu was the highest at $3.33.

In California, the average price for a gallon of regular was $2.87.

Stockton had the state’s least expensive gas at $2.79 a gallon. Los Angeles was the steepest at $2.90.