Lower Crude Prices, Increase in Supply Mean Lower Gas Prices

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —

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Drivers around the nation are seeing prices at the pump far lower this Labor Day weekend than in years past.

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the national average price of a gallon of regular gas on Friday was $2.58, two cents lower than last week and well below the average of $2.83 at this time last year.

Analysts say lower crude prices and an increase in gasoline supply mean gas prices lower than during the Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays — and for many 25 cents a gallon lower than they were just a year ago.

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