JANUARY GAS PRICES WERE LOWEST IN THREE YEARS
ATLANTA, Ga., (February 04, 2019) — Gas prices in Georgia slipped 2 cents during the past week. Drivers in Georgia are finding an average price of $2.14 per gallon. Although that’s 7 cents more than a month ago, Sunday’s state average remains 35 cents per gallon less than this time last year.
Georgia drivers enjoyed the cheapest January at the pump in three years. Last month, Georgia gas prices averaged $2.10 per gallon. That’s 32 cents per gallon less than January 2018, and 13 cents per gallon less than January 2017.
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- Most expensive gas price averages: Atlanta ($2.18), Hinesville-Fort Stewart ($2.18), Savannah ($2.16)
- Least expensive gas price averages: Catoosa-Dade-Walker ($2.02), Warner Robins ($2.05), Augusta-Aiken ($2.07)
“Motorists have benefited from strong global crude oil supplies, which have kept gas prices low so far this year,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Last month, oil prices averaged about $10 less than in January 2018. However, oil prices are beginning to rise, as OPEC cuts and sanctions against Venezuela weigh on the market. These factors, in addition to rising demand, refinery maintenance season and the switch to summer-blend gasoline will eventually boost prices at the pump in the coming months. AAA still expects the national average to peak around $2.75 per gallon sometime before Memorial Day weekend.”
The price of crude settled at $55.26 per barrel on the NYMEX last Friday. The daily settlement was nearly $2/b more than the week before.
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CURRENT AND PAST PRICE AVERAGES
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Sunday | Saturday | Week Ago | Month Ago | One Year Ago | 2018 High | Record High |
| National | $2.257 | $2.259 | $2.264 | $2.249 | $2.603 | $2.97 (5/26/2018) | $4.11 (7/17/2008) |
| Florida | $2.284 | $2.288 | $2.226 | $2.145 | $2.610 | $2.92 (5/25/2018) | $4.08 (7/17/2008) |
| Georgia | $2.142 | $2.146 | $2.168 | $2.070 | $2.490 | $2.84 (5/27/2018) | $4.16 (9/15/2008) |
| Click here to view current gasoline price averages | |||||||
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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