Less Pain: U.S. Gas Prices Dip_经济Business
less pain at pump: average per-gallon retail cost drops to $2.27 a gallon
the average price for all grades of gasoline nationwide has fallen nearly 4½ cents per gallon in two weeks because of a drop in crude oil prices and slightly lower demand, an industry analyst said sunday.
the average retail price for all three grades dropped 4.46 cents to $2.27 per gallon between april 8 and friday, said trilby lundberg, who publishes the semimonthly lundberg survey of 7,000 gas stations around the country.
the most popular grade, self-serve regular, was priced at $2.24 a gallon, while customers paid $2.34 for midgrade. premium averaged $2.44 a gallon for the period.
the drop comes after an average 19-cent jump in overall gas prices during the last survey, taken between march 18 and april 8.
the average price for all grades of gasoline nationwide has fallen nearly 4½ cents per gallon in two weeks because of a drop in crude oil prices and slightly lower demand, an industry analyst said sunday.
the average retail price for all three grades dropped 4.46 cents to $2.27 per gallon between april 8 and friday, said trilby lundberg, who publishes the semimonthly lundberg survey of 7,000 gas stations around the country.
the most popular grade, self-serve regular, was priced at $2.24 a gallon, while customers paid $2.34 for midgrade. premium averaged $2.44 a gallon for the period.
the drop comes after an average 19-cent jump in overall gas prices during the last survey, taken between march 18 and april 8.