Florida gas prices dropped another 15 cents last week. The state average is now on a 5-week streak of declines, falling a total of 62 cents per gallon.
Sunday, the average price for gasoline was $4.27 per gallon. This time last year, the price was $3 a gallon. On average it costs $64 to fill an average-sized 15-gallon tank of gas. That's $9 less than what drivers paid when gas prices hit their peak of $4.89 in mid-June.
"For the first time in a couple months, drivers in some Florida cities are beginning to find pump prices below $4 a gallon," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Oil prices suffered significant drops last week, clearing the way for additional discounts at the pump. Although global supplies remain an ongoing concern, the EIA reported a steep drop in domestic gasoline demand. While this might be an anomaly, the market is taking it as an indicator that Americans could be shifting driving habits in response to high prices. Meanwhile, concerns about a new strain of COVID-19 and potential lockdowns in China, have reenergized global demand concerns.
"Drivers are likely relieved to get a break from record-high prices, and prices could get even cheaper this week," Jenkins continued. "However, it's important to remember that the market remains extremely volatile, and prices have the potential to bounce back. That particularly applies to hurricane season. If a major storm makes landfall along the gulf coast, impacting operations at refineries in Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, prices could spike, due to concerns about fuel supplies."
Last week, the U.S. price of oil dropped nearly $10 a barrel, but recovered a couple bucks by the end of the week. Friday's closing price of $97.59 per barrel is $7.20 per barrel (7%) less than the week before. That's a far cry from where oil prices were a little more than a month ago. On June 8, the U.S. price of oil settled at a monthly high of 122.11/b. That drove the state average to a new record high of $4.89 per gallon. As a reminder, the price of oil accounts for about half the price of gasoline. When oil prices drop, so do gas prices.
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$4.09
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$4.11
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$4.13
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$4.15
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$4.16
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$4.16
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$4.17
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$4.17
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$4.18
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Regional Prices
Gas Price Overview | Oil Price Overview |
Sunday's Avg. Price - $4.27 per gallon Cost for a Full Tank - $64 (15 gallons) 2022 High - 4.89 per gallon (June 2022) 2021 High - $3.36 per gallon (Nov. 2021) Record High - $4.89 per gallon (June 2022) |
Friday's U.S. Oil Price - $97.59 per barrel Previous Week's Closing Price - $104.79 per barrel 2022 High - $123.70 (Mar. 8, 2022) 2021 High - $84.65 per barrel (Oct. 2021) Record High - $145.29 per barrel (July 2008) |
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AAA GAS PRICE AVERAGES |
Sunday | Saturday | Week Ago | Month Ago | One Year Ago | |
National | $4.532 | $4.548 | $4.684 | $5.000 | $3.167 |
Florida | $4.269 | $4.286 | $4.420 | $4.852 | $2.995 |
Georgia | $4.045 | $4.063 | $4.192 | $4.490 | $2.970 |
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Gas Price Survey Methodology
AAA updates fuel price averages daily at www.GasPrices.AAA.com. Every day up to 130,000 stations are surveyed based on credit card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and Wright Express for unmatched statistical reliability. All average retail prices in this report are for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline.
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