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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland — Americans hitting the road this weekend stand to see the cheapest Labor Day prices at the pump in over a decade, leading to huge savings \u2013 an estimated $1.4 billion — over the four-day weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cAugust gasoline prices plummeted by 18 cents per gallon, the greatest decrease since 2008, and as a result we have a national average that\u2019s 99 cents lower than a year ago ($2.44 versus $3.43),\u201d said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com. \u201cI\u2019m sure motorists will have plenty of company on the nation\u2019s thoroughfares this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
While motorists enjoy the cheapest Labor Day prices in over a decade, GasBuddy currently identifies as many as 19 states where at least one retail outlet is already selling gas below $2 a gallon, while South Carolina is the lone state to see an average under that level: $1.995 per gallon. Nationally, gas prices stand some 21 cents below where they were just a month ago.<\/p>\n
This weekend, GasBuddy analysts predict nearly 70 percent of the nation\u2019s gas stations to be priced at under $2.50 per gallon compared to 0 percent last year (currently 65.9 percent). A fact that may shock motorists: over the last 14 Labor Day weekends, the holiday itself had the lowest average: $2.744\/gallon, while it was $2.75 for Sunday and $2.751 for Saturday and Friday.<\/p>\n
Motorists in the south will spend the least, with 68.4 percent of stations in South Carolina at $1.99 or less. Other states that saw plenty of sub-$2 a gallon gasoline: Alabama: 44.4 percent, Mississippi: 40.1 percent, Tennessee: 21.4 percent, Louisiana: 19.5 percent, Virginia: 17.8 percent and Arkansas: 10.4 percent. Nationally, some 8,060 stations are currently offering gas at $1.99 a gallon or lower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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