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• Arizona gas prices are slightly lower than last week
• The lowest price in AZ is $2.64/g and the highest is $4.55/g
• The lowest price in Phoenix is $2.75/g and $3.69/g
• Gas prices have started to slide over a concern that covid might decrease demand.

Average gas prices might drop to under $3 again.

(August 23, 2021) - Phoenix gas prices have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,094 stations in Phoenix. Gas prices in Phoenix are 0.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 70.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Phoenix is priced at $2.75/g today while the most expensive is $3.69/g, a difference of 94.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $2.64/g while the highest is $4.55/g, a difference of $1.91/g.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today. The national average is unchanged from a month ago and stands 96.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Historical gasoline prices in Phoenix and the national average going back ten years:
August 23, 2020: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.18/g)
August 23, 2019: $2.85/g (U.S. Average: $2.59/g)
August 23, 2018: $2.86/g (U.S. Average: $2.84/g)
August 23, 2017: $2.21/g (U.S. Average: $2.34/g)
August 23, 2016: $2.01/g (U.S. Average: $2.19/g)
August 23, 2015: $2.65/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g)
August 23, 2014: $3.40/g (U.S. Average: $3.43/g)
August 23, 2013: $3.37/g (U.S. Average: $3.53/g)
August 23, 2012: $3.47/g (U.S. Average: $3.71/g)
August 23, 2011: $3.28/g (U.S. Average: $3.56/g) 

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Arizona- $3.17/g, down 0.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.18/g.
Las Vegas- $4.02/g, down 1.8 cents per gallon from last week's $4.04/g.
Tucson- $2.94/g, down 1.5 cents per gallon from last week's $2.95/g.

"Gasoline prices have started to slide over the last few days as oil prices have plunged, largely fueled by a continued global surge in Covid-19 cases and concern that fuel demand may shrink as more companies table return to work plans and the summer driving season comes to a close," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. "Excluding the plunge in gasoline prices as Covid unfolded in 2020, Sunday saw one of the largest single day declines in the national average in nearly three years. The good news won't end there, either, as I fully expect the national average could drop back under $3 per gallon in the next three weeks. The bottom line for motorists is that if they don't absolutely need to fill up, they should avoid doing so as fuel prices are nearly guaranteed to continue to decline in every state in the coming week."

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA's once daily survey covering credit card transactions at 100,000 stations and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on 7,000 gas stations, GasBuddy's survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.

SOURCE GasBuddy