Nine states drop below $2-a-gallon for gas, but not Georgia (yet)
Average gas prices have slipped below $2 a gallon in nine states, according to GasBuddy.
Georgia is not yet among the states averaging below $2 a gallon. But several other neighbors in the South are part of that cohort, including South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.
Gasoline in metro Atlanta can be had as low as $1.84 a gallon, although most of the lowest-of-the-low are in Cartersville, according to GasBuddy. Not a single gas station is reported as charging $3 a gallon or more – although at least one is listed as $2.99 a gallon.
Metro Atlanta prices currently average $2.07 a gallon, compared to $2.19 a month ago. And it’s down from $2.92 a gallon a year ago, according to GasBuddy.
The national average today is $2.19 a gallon, down from $2.98 a gallon a year ago.
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Michael E. Kanell, the AJC's economics writer, has been reporting on jobs, housing and the economy at the AJC for nearly two decades. He has appeared on television and radio to analyze and report on business and economic developments.
