Despite the Christmas holiday travel, gasoline prices have held steady or slipped slightly in Oklahoma this week.
AAA Oklahoma reports the statewide average of $2.23 per gallon is only one cent less than a week ago and six cents cheaper than one month ago.
The national average of $2.55 remains the same as a week ago.
The highest prices for gasoline in Oklahoma are in the western reaches of the state with motorists in Alva paying the highest average at $2.54 a gallon. Motorists in Ellis, Woodward, Beaver and Harmon counties pay an average of $2.50 per gallon. Drivers in Hughes county in the southeast pay $2.51 per gallon.
The cheapest gasoline is in the northeast part of Oklahoma where the drivers in Nowata pay only $2.07 on average. Tulsa motorists pay an average $2.15, two cents cheaper than a week ago.
Oklahoma City drivers pay an average of $2.20, same as last week.
Oklahoma’s average of $2.23 compares to $2.25 in Kansas, $2.70 in Colorado, $2.43 in New Mexico and $2.22 in Texas. Drivers in Missouri pay an average of $2.20 while those in Arkansas are greeted with an average $2.26 at the gas pumps.
“AAA forecasts that 104 million Americans will travel by car – the most on record – for a year-end holiday,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “The substantial number of motorists has caused some state averages to increase heading into the holiday week, but these jumps aren’t big and won’t last long or linger past the holiday season.”
While the national gas price average continues to slowly edge cheaper, it is noticeably more expensive as compared to last year’s holidays – by nearly 20 cents. However, this isn’t deterring people from taking their holiday road trips and some states are seeing lower averages than last year.
Source: AAA Oklahoma
