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Gas Prices In CT Drop Below $4 For First Time In 17 Weeks, AAA Reports
For the first time in months, the average price of a gallon of gas in Connecticut has dipped below the $4 mark, according to AAA.
The organization reported that the average price for a gallon of self-serve, regular gas reached $3.99 in Connecticut on Wednesday, Aug. 24, marking the first time the average has dropped below $4 in 17 weeks and four days.
The average price dropped 3 cents from Monday, Aug. 22, and 41 cents from last month, AAA reported.
“We’ve been on a roller-coaster ride of gas prices all summer long,” said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “If crude oil prices edge low…
Average Price For Gas Drops Slightly: Here's Latest Breakdown By County In CT
Drivers got a slight break on gas prices over the weekend.
After the average price per gallon nationally had been $5 or more for the previous seven days for the first time on record, the average price on Monday, June 20 is $4.98, down three cents from last week.
A year ago at this time, the price was around $3.07 per gallon.
Here's a breakdown of average prices by state in the region:
Connecticut, $4.94
New York, $5.08
Massachusetts, $5.00
New Jersey, $4.99
Pennsylvania, $5.03
Rhode Island, $4.97
New Hampshire, $4.95
Vermont, $5.00
Maine, $5.07
For a breakdown of prices in Con…
CT Pump Prices See Big Single-Week Change; Here's Breakdown By Region
Motorists in the Nutmeg State are seeing some financial relief at the pump with Connecticut’s “gas tax holiday" in full effect.
Connecticut now has the 30th most expensive gas in the US, according to AAA, with prices dropping 11 cents in the past week, down to an average of $3.92 per gallon as of Monday, April 11.
Nationally, the average price per gallon is sitting at $4.11 per gallon, down from $4.19 a week ago.
AAA gas prices on Monday, April 11.AAA
In Connecticut, prices on April 11 have dropped from $4.87 a month ago, but are up from $2.89 on April 11, 2021.
The relief at the pu…
CT Gas Prices Hit All-Time High; Here's What You Can Do To Save Fuel, Money
Connecticut continues to contend with the crisis in Ukraine as gas prices have hit a new record high amid the invasion by Russia, according to AAA.
As of Wednesday, March 9 - the day after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be accepting Russian oil - the average price per gallon in Connecticut rose to $4.41, eclipsing the previous record of $4.39 that was set on July 9, 2008.
In the past 24 hours, the average price rose six cents in Connecticut, while gas costs 42 cents more than a week ago and is up from $3.60 a gallon a month ago.
One year ago, on March 9, 2021, the averag…
