One week after gas prices jumped nine cents to $3.25 in the Gainesville area, the average cost per gallon dropped to $3.20.
According to Thursday’s weekly AAA gas report, the average price per gallon in Florida went down from $3.22 to $.12. , the price went from $3.10 to $3.22. The national price increased slightly from $3.10 to $3.13.
“The culprit for the pop in prices [nationwide] is likely old man Winter,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, in a press release. “It’s a little harder to distribute gasoline in bad weather, and refineries don’t operate well in freezing temperatures either.”…