(KTTS News) — Joplin had the cheapest prices for gas in Missouri this week.
AAA Missouri says the average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel is $3.06 a gallon in Joplin.
Drivers in Springfield are paying $3.07 a gallon, down 24 cents from last week.
The average statewide price is $3.33 a gallon, down 12 cents from the week before.
Drivers in Missouri are paying the 14th lowest gas price in the country.
The nationwide average is $3.65 a gallon.
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The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch.
That price is 12 cents less compared to this day last week and is 16 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Missouri, drivers in Jefferson City are paying the most on average at $3.51 while drivers in Joplin are paying the least at $3.06 per gallon.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.65, which is 12 cents less compared to this day last week and 28 cents less than the price per gallon at this same time last year, according to AAA Gas Prices.
Gas prices in Missouri dropped for the fourth consecutive week.
Falling demand and growing supply are helping to fuel the decline in retail gas prices.
This trend comes as crude oil prices jumped following the attack on Israel by Hamas.
Neither Israel nor the Palestinian territories are major oil producers.
Still, analysts note that markets are concerned that any ripple effects of the conflict could impact some of the region’s major producers, including Iran, triggering a drop in global oil supply.
“Missouri gas prices are on a downward trend, which is typical for this time of year,” said AAA Spokesperson Nick Chabarria. “Gasoline supplies are growing while demand starts to fade. If this trend continues, drivers can expect seasonal savings at the pump.”
Drivers in Missouri are paying the 14th lowest gas price average in the country, according to gasprices.aaa.com.
