Gas prices: Seven-cent decrease from a week ago

The dip in fuel costs marks a seven-cent drop from a week ago to $3.184, according to AAA. It comes after the recent weeks of increases at the pumps due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs and other geopolitical issues.

Gas prices have cooled off recently after steadily rising since the middle of March. After the national average cost for a gallon of regular gas increased from $3.078 per gallon on March 18 to $3.268 on April 4, prices began to fall, with the most recent downward trend beginning last week. As such, the average cost of regular gas in the country is more expensive today than a month ago, when it was $3.083 per gallon. 

Gas prices are regularly part of the country’s political discussions as

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