The gas price roller coaster continues, with the cost of petro dropping 2.5-cents in Tennessee over the past week. Some Murfreesboro discounters opened the week with regular gas at $1.92. Sunday's state average of $2.03 per gallon is 38 cents less than this time last year.
Tennessee drivers enjoyed the cheapest January at the pump in three years. Last month, Tennessee gas prices averaged $2.01 per gallon. The monthly average was 32 cents less than January 2018, and 11 cents less than January 2017.
So far this year, the lowest daily average price was $1.97 per gallon on January 9. The highest price in 2018 was $2.73/g around Memorial Day weekend.
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- Most expensive gas price averages: Nashville ($2.10), Jackson ($2.04), Johnson City ($2.03), Memphis ($2.02)
- Least expensive gas price averages: Murfreesboro ($1.92), Chattanooga ($1.94), Knoxville ($1.98), Morristown ($2.00)
"Motorists have benefited from strong global crude oil supplies, which have kept gas prices low so far this year," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Last month, oil prices averaged about $10 less than in January 2018. However, oil prices are beginning to rise, as OPEC cuts and sanctions against Venezuela weigh on the market. These factors, in addition to rising demand, refinery maintenance season and the switch to summer-blend gasoline will eventually boost prices at the pump in the coming months. AAA still expects the national average to peak around $2.75 per gallon sometime before Memorial Day weekend."
The price of crude settled at $55.26 per barrel on the NYMEX last Friday. The daily settlement was nearly $2/b more than the week before.
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CURRENT AND PAST PRICE AVERAGES
| Sunday | Saturday | Week Ago | Month Ago | One Year Ago | 2018 High | Record High | |
| National | $2.257 | $2.259 | $2.264 | $2.249 | $2.603 | $2.97 (5/26/2018) | $4.11 (7/17/2008) |
| Tennessee | $2.030 | $2.032 | $2.055 | $1.991 | $2.412 | $2.73 (5/27/2018) | $4.12 (9/15/2008) |