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Gas prices in the Tampa Bay area are among the lowest in the state, according to averages AAA announced Monday for the previous week.
Drivers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market were paying $3.23 on average for a gallon of gasoline, 5-cents lower than the statewide average, 3-cents lower than Georgia and 19-cents lower than the national average. Only Sebring, Punta Gorda and The Villages, at $3.19, $3.20 and $3.22, respectively, had cheaper gas.
Statewide, gas prices are down 2-cents from one week ago, but up 16-cents from one-month ago. Florida’s all-time high of $4.08 per gallon was recorded in July, 2008.
– Janelle Irwin, Extensive Enterprises Media