One of the hot-button issues during the election
season has been the economy, and one of the hot-button issues of the economy
has been gas prices.
Don’t look now, but they are continuing to fall.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) reported that gas
per gallon nationally fell another three cents last week, compared to the previous
week.
The average price per gallon is now $3.19.
This is despite the devastating effects of Hurricane
Helene. It remains to be seen whether the ports strike will impact prices. Meanwhile,
the average cost of public electric vehicle charging remained unchanged.
Overseas, the ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel
are fueling fears that a war could disrupt oil shipments through the Straits of
Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for maritime traffic.
“Despite the threat of war and a hurricane season that
is still percolating, domestic gasoline prices are edging lower,” said Andrew
Gross, AAA spokesperson. “There are now 18 states east of the Rockies with
averages below $3 a gallon.”
This is a trend
that has continued for weeks.
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