Gas Prices Down About A Nickel - Again
MIAMI (CBS4) – There's a bit of good news at gas pump – for a second week prices have dropped by about a nickel, just in time for the start of the summer driving vacation season.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports the price for regular unleaded in Florida has dropped to about $3.63 a gallon on average; down from 3.69 a week ago. Last year at this time, the price for unleaded regular was a buck less at 2.65 a gallon.
In Miami-Dade, drivers have seen the price at the pump slowly drop. Unleaded regular is averaging $3.77 a gallon; down from $3.81 a week ago. A year ago, the price of unleaded regular in the area averaged $2.73 a gallon. Miami-Dade is the most expensive place to fill up in the state.
In Ft. Lauderdale drivers are paying about $3.75 on average for a gallon of regular unleaded compared to $3.80 a gallon a week ago. Last year at this time regular unleaded averaged $2.70 a gallon.
Jacksonville and Orlando gas stations have some of the cheapest prices in the state, unleaded regular is averaging $3.56 a gallon.
Check out the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood at FloridaGasPrices.com.
