Gas prices: Lowest for a national average in August since 2020

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Commuters and drivers throughout the country will pay slightly more at the pumps this week, as the national average price for a gallon of regular gas increased to $3.161. 

Monday’s price point was a marginal increase from Sunday, when the national average was $3.153 per gallon, and from a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.137, according to AAA. 

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