The national average for a gallon of gas fell four cents to $3.50 since last week and prices in Hall County and the state fell as well.
In Hall County, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded a week ago was $3.41. Today it’s $3.35. The statewide average fell by five cents to $3.34 a gallon.
The likely cause, according to AAA, is that demand number is down, as many people may be curtailing driving amid sizzling summer temperatures.
“The arrival of summer used to signal the start of a robust driving season, but that has not been the case recently,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesman said. “We know that a record number of travelers were forecast to hit the highways for the July 4th holiday, but since then, they appear to be staying off the road, and the recent scorching heat is possibly to blame. Maybe things will pick up soon.”
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand plummeted from 9.39 million barrels-per-day to 8.78 last week.