CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Gas prices in South Carolina rose this past week, but national analysts are still hopeful for a drop in prices ahead of the holiday season.

In the Palmetto State, gas prices rose by 3.1 cents per gallon for an average of $2.71 Monday morning.

That average is 4.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 0.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Across the state, the cheapest gallon of gas was $2.39 while the most expensive was $3.19.

The lowest gas prices in the Lowcountry were $2.49 per gallon, available at the 3525 Park Avenue Costco and the 1130 Holiday Farms Boulevard Spinx, both in Mount Pleasant.

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“With oil prices mostly stable near the $60 per barrel level, we’ve seen the national average move very l

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