9OYS Consumer Watch

Arizona average gasoline prices drop slightly

CREATED Mar. 14, 2013

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Web Producer: Simone Del Rosario

PHOENIX (AP) - After increasing by 70 cents since the start of this year, gasoline prices around Arizona fell for the first time.

Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.73 a gallon. That's a decrease of more than a penny from last week.
This week's national average is $3.70 per gallon, down by almost 2 cents from last week.
Tucson has the lowest average gasoline price in Arizona at $3.52 a gallon while Scottsdale has the highest at $3.81.
Wyoming has the lowest average gas prices in the continental U.S. at $3.31 a gallon with California having the highest at $4.15 a gallon.
 
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