Gas Prices Fall 6.3 Cents During Week
Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 6.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.84/g on Monday, Dec. 9. according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 21.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 18.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $2.66/g on Sunday, Dec. 8, while the most expensive was $3.39/g, a difference of 73.0 cents per gallon.
“The national average has finally fallen below $3 per gallon, and it couldn’t come at a better time for motorists with the holidays upon us. One would need to count over 1,300 days since we’ve seen the national average this low, with the affordability of gasoline at its lowest non-COVID level since 2015,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “With average gas prices in 35 states and nearly 110,000 stations below $3 per gallon, Americans are putting in just 5.44 minutes of work to buy a gallon, the fewest minutes of work needed (excluding the pandemic) since 2015, when Americans needed to do just 5.25 minutes of work to buy a gallon. The good news is that we’ll likely continue to see additional downward pressure on gas prices, with the national average potentially falling another 10 to 15 cents by Christmas.”