Gas Prices Up Nationally, But Down Locally
The national average price is $2.29 a gallon.
"Gas prices fluctuated during the past couple of weeks, because gasoline demand is unusually high at a time when refineries are entering their maintenance season," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. "Fortunately, the slight upward pressure on prices is typically short-lived and gasoline should get cheaper through the end of the year."
The prediction still holds that the national price will get near $2.00 by December.
In Tennessee, prices edged back over $2.00 mark by this weekend.
Chattanooga seems go be going against the national trend.
Our spike came last week, so prices slightly dropped here this week to $1.93.
GasBuddy.com reports the cheapest gas in the area is in Soddy Daisy.
A Kangaroo (8640 Dayton Pike & Montlake Rd) Hi-Tech (8425 Dayton Pike near Summers Dr) & Murphy USA (9334 Dayton Pike & Meadowview Ln) all report $1.78 per gallon.
Athens has seen the cheapest gas in our area over the last month, but prices there have shot up to the $1.98 range in the last week.
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