(KTTS News) — Missouri now has the lowest gas prices in the country.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel is $3.10 a gallon.
It’s $2.64 a gallon in Missouri.
Drivers in Springfield are paying $2.61 a gallon.
Joplin has the cheapest gas at $2.55 a gallon.
The most expensive is $2.77 a gallon in Cape Girardeau.
“It’s common that Missouri lands in the top ten cheapest statewide average gas prices in the country, but it is uncommon that the Show Me state is in the top spot,” said AAA Missouri spokesperson Nick Chabarria. “Though indicators show drivers here, and around the country, could soon be paying more when they fill up.”
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The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $2.64 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch.
That price is two cents less compared to this day last week and is 53 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Missouri, drivers in Cape Girardeau are paying the most on average at $2.77 while drivers in Joplin are paying the least at $2.55 per gallon.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.10, which is one cent more compared to this day last week and 38 cents less than the price per gallon at this same time last year, according to AAA Gas Prices.
Missouri drivers are currently paying the lowest statewide gas price average in the country, according to gasprices.aaa.com. Additionally, fuel prices around the state are down significantly, 53 cents less, than this time last year. However, economic indicators in the oil and gas industry are pointing to price increases soon. An increase in the price of crude oil, a decrease in gasoline supply, and sharp drop in production due to the recent cold snap, are all signs that drivers could see higher prices at the pump in the coming weeks.
“It’s common that Missouri lands in the top ten cheapest statewide average gas prices in the country, but it is uncommon that the Show Me state is in the top spot,” said AAA spokesperson Nick Chabarria. “Though indicators show drivers here, and around the country, could soon be paying more when they fill up.”
