Survey: Gas prices down this week in Augusta and across Georgia

Augusta Chronicle

Gas prices in Georgia have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week, according to GasBuddy's survey of nearly 5,900 stations in the state.

The average price for a gallon of gas in Georgia as of Monday is $2.82 per gallon, which is down 3.7 cents per gallon from last week, noted the survey. In the Augusta area, the average cost is $2.76 per gallon, down 1.9 cents per gallon from last week's $2.78 per gallon.

Prices in the state are 2.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, but 16.1 cents more per gallon than this time last year, noted GasBuddy.

The national average fell 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02 per gallon as of Monday. The national average is down 13.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 14.4 cents per gallon lower than a