Florida gas prices drop, bringing modest relief to drivers
Compared to this time last year, Florida drivers are now paying 28 cents less per gallon.
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Compared to this time last year, Florida drivers are now paying 28 cents less per gallon.
On Monday, the state average was $3.08 per gallon.
Florida gas prices declined 14 cents last week, according to AAA.
In Miami-Dade, the average was $3.15 a gallon, compared to $3.06 a week ago.
As of Monday, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in the state was $3.06 a gallon, down from $3.21 a week ago.
During the past two weeks, the state average exceeded $3.20 per gallon.
Florida is approaching the end of 2024 with average gasoline prices around $3 and slightly lower than at the close of 2023.
AAA auto club said the average unleaded price was $3.08, about 4 cents higher than the national average.
Gas prices have been relatively stable since September.
Average priced in state had slipped below $3 per gallon for unleaded.
The average gallon of gas cost a penny less than a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club.
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The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida was $3.08, according to the AAA auto club.
Florida gas prices are at their lowest levels since January 2024, according to AAA.
The AAA auto club said Florida motorists paid an average of $3.12 a gallon for regular unleaded,
Florida motorists paid an average of $3.09 for regular unleaded gas, which was a penny less than the cost before Hurricane Milton's Oct. 9 landfall in Sarasota County.
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Gasoline prices rose in Florida during the past week, with the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded at $3.17.
Gasoline prices in Florida held steady over the past week, with some motorists paying under $3 a gallon.
Florida gas prices averaged $3.13 per gallon on Sunday, according to AAA.
Twenty percent of gas stations have prices lower than $3 per gallon.
AAA is seeing a drop is gas prices because the price for a barrel of oil is plunging.
Florida drivers paid an average of $3.28 for a gallon of regular unleaded on Tuesday.
The most expensive cities in the state for gas are West Palm Beach, Naples, and Gainesville.
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