Albeit by only two cents, national prices dropped for the seventh week in a row. This went against expectations that the huge demand for gasoline by travelers on Memorial Day weekend would drive prices up.
This week the national average in the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report on Wednesday was $2.09 per gallon, compared to $2.11 last week. The average price for regular dropped again in Texas, from $2.01 last week to $1.99 per gallon on Wednesday.
The average price in Austin-San Marcos dropped from $1.99 last week to $1.97. Prices in Dallas dropped by two cents, from $2.05 last week to $2.03, the AAA reported. It was the same story in San Antonio, with a drop from $1.96 per gallon last week to $1.94 on Wednesday.
In the Temple survey, two stations had the same low price as last week
