Chattanooga gas prices dip below $2 a gallon, lowest in five years

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December 17, 2014 at 4:01 p.m. | Updated December 18, 2014 at 12:10 p.m.

by Dave Flessner

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 4, 2014 file photo, Marty Mascio of Pembroke Pines, Fla., selects a grade of gasoline as he fills up his car at a Chevron station in Pembroke Pines. Lifting restrictions on exports of crude oil from the U.S. would benefit the U.S. economy and lead to a slight dip in gasoline prices, according to a study released Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 4, 2014 file photo, Marty Mascio of Pembroke Pines, Fla., selects a grade of gasoline as he fills up his car at a Chevron station in Pembroke Pines. Lifting restrictions on exports of crude oil from the U.S. would benefit the U.S. economy and lead to a slight dip in gasoline prices, according to a study released Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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Chattanoogans are getting an early Christmas present with the price of gas below $2 a gallon at a trio of service stations in Brainerd.

Gas prices dropped today to $1.96 a gallon at the Sam's Club on Lee Highway and $1.99 a gallon at the nearby Murphy Express and Murphy USA stations, according to GasBuddy.com. Gas prices are now at their lowest level in more than five years in Chattanooga.

Among all service stations, Chattanooga gas prices, on average, fell Wednesday another 2 cents to $2.25 a gallon, according to a survey by AAA. Today's average price is down 29 cents a gallon from a month ago and 82 cents a gallon below the price at the pump a year ago.

Chattanooga gas prices average 25 cents a gallon less than the U.S. average, AAA surveys show.

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