AAA Says Gas Prices In Tennessee Are Up Ten Cents On Average This Week. The Statewide Average Is Now Two Dollars And Eighty Cents Per Gallon. That’s A Penny Higher Than Last Month But Still Thirty-Four Cents Lower Than This Time Last Year. Aaa Spokeswoman Megan Cooper Said Double-Digit Price Increases Were Seen In More Than Half Of Tennessee’s Metro Areas. She Added That Springtime Price Jumps Are Common, Especially With Crude Oil Prices On The Rise. Nationally, The Average Price Per Gallon Is Three Dollars And Sixteen Cents. Gas In Tennessee Is The 7th Least Expensive In The Nation.