The News Service of Florida
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida has dropped below $3, at least in part because of fears about the effects of a trade war.
The AAA auto club said Florida motorists paid an average of $2.92 a gallon on Monday, down 16 cents from a week earlier. The national average price Monday was $3.14 a gallon, down 3 cents from a week earlier.
“Florida drivers are seeing the lowest gas prices in 17 months,” Mark Jenkins, an AAA spokesman, said in a prepared statement. “Prices dipped due to fears that the trade war could trigger a recession and reduce fuel demand.
However, reports of easing tensions pushed oil prices higher last week, which could result in rising prices at the pump.” Average prices Monday ranged from $2.78 a gallon in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach and Panama City areas to $3.04 in the Gainesville and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton areas, according to AAA.
I’d like to know why a certain station on Apalachee Parkway themed in orange and red colors jacks up their price 30-40¢/gallon for 1-2 days every week. And honestly, my experience is that prices in the Capital City have remained flat for many months.
Amazing how the Green New Deal made the cost of living rise.