Gas prices in San Antonio fell sharply in the past week — and are expected to keep falling this week — providing motorists hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday another reason to give thanks.
Motorists head southbound along I-95 in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2021. AAA Texas says 3.6 million Texans will be traveling by car this Thanksgiving, just shy of pre-pandemic levels.Gasoline prices in San Antonio fell sharply in the past week, providing motorists hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday another reason to give thanks. And prices are expected to keep falling this week.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in the San Antonio area Monday was down more than 12 cents from a week ago to $2.89, according to the. That’s down nearly 22 cents from a month ago but still up nearly a nickel from this time a year ago. Nationally, average prices fell 12 cents to $3.64 a gallon, down 16 cents from a month ago. But while prices are falling,drivers this week will see the highest Thanksgiving average prices since the motor club started keeping records in 2000.
“The national average has fallen sharply since the June peak of nearly $5.02,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesman. “But this Thanksgiving will be about 20 cents higher than a year ago, and a dollar more per gallon than a pre-pandemic 2019. However, we can be thankful that gas prices are moving in the right direction for now.”
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