Gasoline prices in Chattanooga continued to fall last week, dropping another 5.3 cents per gallon to an average of $2.14 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 170 local stations.
Since the start of the year, gas prices in Chattanooga have dropped by nearly 20 cents a gallon and are now 36 cents a gallon below the U.S. average of $2.50 a gallon, GasBuddy.com reported.
The cheapest gas available in the Chattanooga area today is in Hixson where the Mapco, Exxon and Walmart stations are all selling regular gas today at $2.02 per gallon.
While prices in the region are lowest in Hixson, the average price of gas was still lower in Bradley County where regular gas was selling, on average, at just below $2.09 per gallon for regular, according to GasBuddy.com. A separate survey by AAA also showed Bradley County had the cheapest average gas price in Tennessee, although the AAA figures for Bradley County was slightly higher than the GasBuddy.com surveys and averaged $2.10.6 per gallon – 18 cents per gallon below the statewide average in Tennessee and 41 cents per gallon below the U.S. average.
Across the country, GasBuddy.com analysts said gasoline prices have declined n the past few weeks along with a drop in oil prices.