Gas prices inch closer to $3 per gallon

National average 57 cents more than this time last year

ORLANDO, Fla. – The national average for a gallon of regular gas is inching toward the $3 mark. 

According to new numbers released by AAA, the national average is $2.92 a gallon. That's 5 cents more than a week ago and 57 cents more than this time last year. 

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Gas prices in Florida, however, are among the lowest in the nation. The current average for a gallon of regular in the Sunshine State is $2.82. 

Families are expected to pay $200 more this summer for gas than last year, and $250 more than the summer of 2016, AAA estimates.

 


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