US gas prices drop to close to $4 a gallon—here are states where it’s already cheap
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The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the US fell to $4.08 on Saturday, according to AAA, amid declining demand in 22 states already where the cost is below $4 a gallon.
In July the price of regular leaded gas at Woodman’s was advertised at just $4 a gallon. … [+]
Important points
Gas prices are lowest on average in states in the South and Midwest, with Texas having the cheapest fill-ups in the US at $3.59 a gallon, according to AAA, followed by South Carolina at $3.62 and Arkansas at $3.64.
Other states with average prices below $4 a gallon include: Georgia ($3.65), Oklahoma ($3.65), Tennessee ($3.66), Mississippi ($3.67), Alabama ($3.67), Kentucky ($3.69), Missouri ($3.70), Kansas ($3.70), Iowa ($3.70), Louisiana ($3.71), Wisconsin ($3.76), Ohio ($3.77), North Carolina ($3.78), Florida ($3.81), New Mexico ($3.85), Virginia ($3.87), Nebraska ($3.92), Delaware ($3.96 ) and Indiana ($3.99).
At least 12 gas stations across the US are selling gas for less than $3 a gallon. According to According to GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan, including four in Iowa, three in Texas, three in Oklahoma and two in Kansas.
The most common gas price in the US is $3.79 a gallon, DeHaan said He tweeted Saturday.
Contra
Four states still have an average gas price of $5 a gallon, according to AAA: California ($5.47), Hawaii ($5.42), Alaska ($5.01) and Nevada ($5.00). Gas in four California counties is actually above $6 a gallon, topped by Alpine County, a rural area that borders Nevada. The average gas price in the county is $6.80 a gallon, per AAA-highest anywhere in the country.
What to watch
De Haan predicted that the national average will be below $4 a gallon next week and could drop to $3.59 a gallon in the coming weeks if the US coast avoids hurricane threats.
Important background
Gas prices have fallen for 53 straight days after hitting a nationwide average of $5.02 a gallon in mid-June amid falling oil prices and recession worries. Last week, according to the Energy Information Administration, demand for gasoline fell to 8.54 million barrels per day, down 1.24 million b/d from the same time last year and below consumption levels at the end of July 2020, AAA noted. While Covid restrictions keep many Americans off the road. Prices have soared for the months starting in 2022 in response to an increase in crude oil prices, due to factors such as reduced US refining capacity and restrictions on Russian oil imports in response to the war in Ukraine.
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