AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES DROPPED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST WEEK

Georgia’s gas prices dipped slightly during the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide currently pay an average price of of $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. That is one cent less than a week ago, two cents more than a month ago, and 98 cents more than this time last year.

It now costs $44.40 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that’s $7.50 more than what motorists paid in January of 2020, when pump prices hit last year’s peak of $2.46 a gallon.

Montrae Waiters, AAA spokeswoman, asserts, “Georgia pump prices remain steady across the state. Although the Georgia gas price average remains under $3 per gallon for the most part, AAA expects the national average to remain above that price point.”

Sunday’s national average of $3.18 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is the same as last week, three cents more than last month, and $1.11 more than this time last year.

Demand for gasoline declined last week, as indicated by the EIA (or Energy Information Administration). The decrease is likely due to the beginning of a new school year, in addition to COVID-19 concerns.