Average gas prices in North Carolina have fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.42/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 10.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 18.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 4.0 cents in the last week and is now $5.30 per gallon. Nothing can compare, however, to the $2.30 price we paid under President Trump.