Survey says average gas prices drop 4.5 cents nationwide from 2 weeks ago
By APSunday, October 11, 2009
Survey: Gas prices drop 4.5 cents nationwide
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has dropped 4.5 cents to $2.47 over a two-week period.
That’s according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mid-grade was $2.61. Premium was at $2.73.
Cheyenne, Wy., had the lowest average price among cities surveyed at $2.16 a gallon for regular. Anchorage was the highest at $3.23.
In California, a gallon of regular cost an average of $3.01.
Stockton had California’s least expensive gas at $2.91 a gallon. San Francisco remained the state’s steepest at $3.09.
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