GasBuddy says the average retail gasoline price in Kentucky fell 5.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.87 a gallon Sunday, according to their daily survey of 2,623 gas outlets in Kentucky. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.89 a gallon.
Including the change in gas prices in Kentucky during the past week, prices yesterday were 34.9 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 17.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 25.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 29.8 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“Just a week ago, I was becoming concerned that the national average would level off unless crude oil prices kept dropping, and that's exactly what happened,” said Patrick DeHaan, Senior Petroleum Analyst with GasBuddy. “Suddenly, the market turned bearish again and crude dropped as low as $74 a barrel before closing the week out at a $2 per barrel loss. Either way, the decline in crude price renews the downturn at the pump that had stabilized last week and helped the national average tip back into a downward decline. In most places across the country we should see the downward trend continue or re-emerge this week,” he noted.
In western Kentucky, prices are now as low as $2.69 in Paducah, $2.64 in Mayfield, and $2.71 in Murray. In Metropolis, IL, prices can be found as low as $2.84, and $2.49 a gallon in Paris, TN.
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