The national average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased, technically, for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday, dropping to $4.02 per gallon, according to AAA. It was a small decrease, but a decrease nevertheless, from Tuesday, when the price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.022.
Before the current nine consecutive days of decreases at the pumps, fuel costs had significantly increased due to the military conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which began on Feb. 28. Gas prices dropped 2 cents per gallon from Monday and 7 cents per gallon from last Thursday, when the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.09. Wednesday’s price is slightly lower than a week ago, at slightly less than 9 cents per gallon.
Prices remain more expensive than a month ago, according to AAA, but that gap is narrowing. As of today, gas prices are less
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