TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gas prices have continued to fall throughout Florida, dropping 11 cents per gallon final week, and 30 cents previously three weeks, in accordance to AAA.
On Sunday, the common value of a gallon of normal unleaded gas within the Sunshine State was $3.28 per gallon, the bottom day by day common value for the reason that gas tax vacation was in impact in October, the auto membership reported.
“Florida gas prices have plunged 30 cents in the past three weeks, due to low oil prices and strong gasoline supplies,” stated AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins. “The downward momentum should continue this week. Unless fundamentals change, the state average could drift below $3.20 per gallon by next weekend.”
According to AAA, oil prices have continued to fall amid considerations about COVID-19 lockdowns in China and whether or not they’ll scale back the nation’s demand for oil.
On Sunday, the most costly metro markets in Florida have been West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($3.50), Gainesville ($3.45) and Naples ($3.41). The least costly have been Pensacola ($3.01), Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($3.02) and Panama City ($3.02).
As of this writing, the common value of gas in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater is $3.250 per gallon. In Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, it’s $3.272 per gallon. In Lakeland-Winter Haven, it’s $3.322. The common gas value in Sebring is $3.333.