Survey: Average national gas prices drop more than 9 cents over 2-week span
By APSunday, May 23, 2010
Gas prices drop more than 9 cents in 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has dropped 9.25 cents over a two-week period to $2.83.
That’s according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mid-grade was $2.97. Premium was at $3.08.
Jackson, Miss., had the lowest average price among cities surveyed at $2.62 a gallon for regular. San Francisco was highest at $3.10.
Diesel was at $3.09, down 5.56 cents from two weeks ago.
In California, the average price for a gallon of regular dropped 6.85 cents to $3.05.
Bakersfield had the state’s least expensive gas at $3.00 a gallon. As usual, San Francisco was the steepest at $3.10.
