The average price of gas in Chattanooga fell another 1.8 cents a gallon last week and analysts expect a further drop in gas this week, according to the online gasoline reporting service GasBuddy.com.
Among 170 gas outlets surveyed in Chattanooga, the average price Sunday in Chattanooga was $2.05 per gallon, or 25 cents per gallon below the U.S. average.
Gas prices averaged a penny a gallon less in Knoxville, but local gas prices remain among the lowest in the nation.
The cheapest gas available in the Chattanooga area today, according to GasBuddy.com, is at the RaceWay and nearby Murphy USA stations on Signal Mountain Road.
Despite price declines over the past couple of weeks, however, the average price of gas in Chattanooga this week is still up by 3.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and is 49 cents per gallon above what it was a year ago.