After a nearly month-long decline, South Sound gasoline prices are climbing upward again this week.
The average price of a gallon of unleaded regular in the Tacoma area hit nearly $3.73 a gallon Tuesday. That’s up nearly 12 cents a gallon since last Tuesday.
That average price is the same as it was at the end of March in the South Sound. Prices hit a low at the end of April when the average descended to about $3.58 a gallon. In early March, those prices peaked at $3.86 a gallon.
Gas was still available at some stations for less than …