The last time gas was this cheap in America on the Fourth of July, the Kardashians didn’t even have a television show.
According to AAA, the average national gas price currently sits at $2.23 per gallon. That figure hasn’t dipped so low since 2005 when Fourth of July drivers also owed $2.23 on average. It’s the cheapest gas has been throughout 2017 as well.
“The combination of tepid demand and increased gasoline and crude output continues to put downward pressure on gas prices,” AAA Spokesperson Jeanette Casselano said in a news release.
The least expensive market in the country is South Carolina at $1.90. Drivers in Hawaii are facing the steepest prices with their average sitting at $3.05 per gallon, according to AAA.
Oil Price Information Service analyst Tom Kloza told CNNMoney he expects prices to climb in the coming days. “I think today’s number might be about as low as it gets this summer,” he said.
The national average this year, however, is four cents lower than it was on July 4, 2016.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
