Gas under $3 per gallon was seen last week for the first time in many months in Cape Girardeau County, as the Co-Op Service Center, 506 E. Washington St. in Jackson, dropped its price Saturday to $2.99.
The average price in Missouri on Saturday was $3.31, while the U.S. average was $3.72, down from $3.79 a week ago and down from $4.01 a month ago.
The average price in the United States one year ago was $3.17.
Crude prices continue their slide, pushing gas prices lower with AAA's gas price website declaring, "If gasoline demand begins to subside, as it typically does post-Labor Day, prices will likely continue to decrease."
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