COLUMBIA (WACH)--Gas prices in Columbia have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week.

According to ColumbiaGasPrices.com, prices averaged $3.07 per gallon Sunday December 11.

This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.28 per gallon.

Prices are 29.7 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 12.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.

"Gasoline prices remain in limbo across parts of the U.S. while oil prices continue to swing in different directions as traders digest changes in market sentiment," according to GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.