Gas Prices Continue Downward Trend

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is exactly $2 a gallon, and tomorrow should hit $1.99 for the first time since March 2009. Motorists can find gas prices below $2 at 68 percent of gas stations nationwide.
A global oversupply of oil has led to the lowest gas prices for the year-end holidays since 2008,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “This will make travel more affordable for the 91.3 million Americans forecast to drive during the next two weeks.”
AAA estimates that cheaper gas prices have saved Americans more than $100 billion on gasoline so far this year compared to 2014, which works out to nearly $550 per licensed driver in the country.
Gas prices in Tennessee are averaging $1.79. In Manchester the low price per gallon is $1.67 and in Tullahoma it’s a $1.70.