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• Gas prices are dropping in Arizona
• Costco in Phoenix is at $3.84/gal, in Prescott it’s $4.35/gal
• Prices are expected to continue to drop
• Phoenix prices are $1.41 higher than a year ago
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Prices at the pump are falling, finally

  Average gasoline prices in Phoenix have fallen 24.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.49/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,094 stations in Phoenix. Prices in Phoenix are 92.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.41/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 14.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.27 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Phoenix was priced at $3.84/g yesterday at some Costco locations, while the most expensive was $5.79/g, a difference of $1.95/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.59/g in Tucson, while the highest was $6.09/g, a difference of $2.50/g.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 15.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.17/g today. The national average is down 65.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.02/g higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in Phoenix and the national average going back ten years:
August 1, 2021: $3.08/g (U.S. Average: $3.16/g)
August 1, 2020: $2.41/g (U.S. Average: $2.18/g)
August 1, 2019: $2.79/g (U.S. Average: $2.72/g)
August 1, 2018: $2.93/g (U.S. Average: $2.87/g)
August 1, 2017: $2.17/g (U.S. Average: $2.32/g)
August 1, 2016: $2.08/g (U.S. Average: $2.12/g)
August 1, 2015: $2.82/g (U.S. Average: $2.65/g)
August 1, 2014: $3.50/g (U.S. Average: $3.51/g)
August 1, 2013: $3.54/g (U.S. Average: $3.62/g)
August 1, 2012: $3.21/g (U.S. Average: $3.52/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Arizona- $4.46/g, down 20.4 cents per gallon from last week's $4.67/g.
Las Vegas- $4.98/g, down 5.2 cents per gallon from last week's $5.03/g.
Tucson- $4.25/g, down 20.9 cents per gallon from last week's $4.46/g. 

“We continue to see average gas prices falling in every state, with the national average down for the seventh straight week. Even better, nearly 20 states have also seen their average decline to $3.99 or less, with over 70,000 stations now at that level or below," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "The outlook is for a continued drop in most areas, however, some supply tightness in areas of the Northeastern U.S. could push prices up slightly until inventories rise, or imports do. For now, Americans are seeing prices nearly 90 cents lower than their mid-June peak and are spending close to $330 million less on gasoline every day as a result. As long as oil prices hold at these levels or lower, we'll see another decline in most areas this week."

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data. 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://prices.GasBuddy.com.

SOURCE GasBuddy