Gas prices tileRetail gasoline prices in Chattanooga increased slightly last week but remained $1.44 cents per gallon less than a year ago, the gasoline price website GasBuddy.com said today.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chattanooga on Sunday was up 0.3 cents from a week ago to $2.03 per gallon. Chattanooga gas prices remained 36 cents per gallon less than the U.S. average, which rose 0.5 cents per gallon to $2.39 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.
A year ago, Chattanooga gas prices averaged nearly $3.47 per gallon.
“Amidst all the talk about gasoline prices, I think there’s a few major points no one is remembering,” said Patrick DeHaan. GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “And that is the climate that is gasoline prices – how today’s air is crisp, blue and unlike the past five years when clouds made it impossible to feel optimistic about hitting the road for summer.”
GasBuddy last week forecast that summertime gasoline prices would be at their lowest since 2005, even below the recession-induced drop in prices when the recession hit in 2009.
“Sure, gasoline prices in 2009 may be close to what they are now, but who was talking about hitting the road when your job was on the line?” DeHaan said. “Who cared about how low gas prices were when you weren’t sure if you could even pay all of your bills? This is the first time since the 2005 that we’ve seen such low gasoline prices combined with a strong economy, making it a great time to think about hitting the road this summer.”
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