The good news continues for Mainers looking to fill up their vehicles for the holiday this week as the average price for a gallon of gas fell for the second week in a row to $2.22, a decrease of three cents.
In the week ending Tuesday morning, the average national price for a gallon of gas dropped two cents to $2.12 a gallon.
The $2.22 statewide average in Maine is higher than New Hampshire’s $2.12, but lower than Vermont’s average of $2.24.
“Over the Thanksgiving travel period, Wednesday, Nov. 23, to Sunday, Nov. 27, motorists will be collectively spending nearly $1.7 billion less at the gas pump than the five-year average,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy. “This year will go down as the first in over a decade that no state — not even traditionally pricey Hawaii or California — has seen its average daily price breach $3 per gallon.”
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