Metro Atlanta began the last work week before the Memorial Day holiday with average gas prices up slightly from a day earlier, but down a dime from a week ago.
Monday’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded reported by atlantagasprices.com was $3.88 cents a gallon, compared to Sunday’s average of $3.85.
Across the state, the website reported an average price of $3.79. The national average is $3.83.
The metro area’s cheapest gas early Monday was $3.62 at a Chevron station in Covington and $3.63 at numerous stations in the Cartersville area.
Statewide, a Chevron in Warner Robins took Monday’s award for the cheapest gas, at $3.52 a gallon.
Only a handful of metro stations were still selling gas for above $4.00 on Monday, the highest being $4.19 at a Citgo station in Lawrenceville and at a Chevron in Marietta.
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