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At $2.29 per gallon Monday, average prices are 4 cents lower than last week, 12 cents lower than last month and $1.09 lower than last year, the organization said.
The state hasn’t seen average gas prices as low at $2.29 since February.
Nationally, AAA lists the price of regular gasoline at $2.20 a gallon, which is 85 cents lower than last year.
Citing a number of global developments, AAA cites increased supply as one reason for the substantial price decline, but notes demand “hasn’t outstripped supply at this point.”
Broken down regionally, the state’s regular unleaded gas prices/gallon are:
- Greater Bridgeport/Stamford: $2.39
- New Haven/Meriden: $2.28
- Greater Hartford: $2.26
- New London/Norwich: $2.27
Connecticut now ranks as the state with the 22nd highest gas prices in the country.
Several states ranked by AAA have average prices below $2 per gallon. They include South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana and Virginia. The lowest average prices Monday were in South Carolina and Alabama, where drivers paid an average of $1.89 and $1.92, respectively.
Hawaii and California had the highest prices in the country with average costs of $2.98 and $2.85 per gallon, respectively, according to AAA.
Gas prices elsewhere in the region were:
- New Jersey, $1.94
- New Hampshire, $1.94
- Vermont, $2.00
- Massachusetts, $2.13
- Rhode Island, $2.17
- Maine, $2.22
- New York, $2.35
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