{"id":17182,"date":"2020-10-12T08:45:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2020-10-11T22:35:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T03:35:35","slug":"aaa-reports-national-average-at-cheapest-start-to-october-since-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/10\/12\/aaa-reports-national-average-at-cheapest-start-to-october-since-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AAA reports National Average at Cheapest Start to October Since 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AAA\"Tampa, FL<\/strong> – AAA reports that at $2.18, the national gas price average is at the cheapest start to the month of October since 2016. That average is the same as a week ago, four cents cheaper than the start of this past September and nearly 50 cents cheaper than last year.<\/p>\n

The national average held on the week as demand was mostly stable at 8.5 million b\/d despite gasoline stocks increasing by 700,000 bbl.<\/p>\n

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National Gas Price Average for October is cheapest since 2016. (AAA)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cDemand is likely to see some declines in the weeks ahead as drivers traditionally take fewer road trips in the fall,\u201d said Jeanette Casselano McGee, AAA spokesperson. \u201cThat will mean gas prices are likely to push cheaper throughout the month.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the week, 41 state gas price averages fluctuated by no more than two cents. Of those, 38 states only saw a penny increase or decrease. A handful of states saw more substantial gas price increases including Florida (+9 cents), Delaware (+6 cents), New Jersey (+6 cents), Washington, D.C. (+5 cents), West Virginia (+4 cents) and Maryland (+3 cents).<\/p>\n

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