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National average declines as Thanksgiving approaches, still will set new record

GasBuddy Blog -- The national average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline has declined nicely the last month or so, and could fall to $3.40/gal by Thanksgiving Day. The part that is tough to chew isn't the turkey that many Americans will be eating, rather the fact that the national average hasn't ever been higher on Thanksgiving than where it will likely be this year- around $3.43/gal.

The national average stood at $3.34/gal last Thanksgiving Day, and could be 10c/gal higher than that this year. It's something that may surprise many Americans, given that gasoline prices have edged lower in previous weeks.

California, for example, has seen a whopping 77c/gal drop in just the last four weeks. That is among the largest, fastest declines...

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Submitted Nov 16, 2012 By: PD

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xbAG Veteran Author California Posts:477 Points:233,700 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 1:10:43 AM Ignore xbAG Report Abuse prices are always higher here (central coast Calif) than anywhere else. it is about 3.87 right now but hasn't fallen in the last 2 days.
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