SIERRA VISTA — According to the Cochise College Center for Economic Research’s latest biweekly survey of gas prices, conducted during the week of Oct. 6, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Cochise County dropped from $3.58 to $3.40 over the two-week period.
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Nationally, according to the Energy Information Administration, gas prices dropped from $3.72 to $3.48 during the two-week period.
In Benson, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline decreased from $3.68 to $3.43.
In Bisbee, the price went down during the two-week period from $3.63 to $3.48.
The price in Douglas dropped from $3.50 to $3.30 per gallon. In Huachuca City, the price declined from $3.61 to $3.52 per gallon.
In Sierra Vista, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline decreased from $3.54 to $3.41.
In Tombstone, the price went down during the two-week period from $3.60 to $3.41 per gallon. Willcox saw gas prices drop from $3.51 to $3.29 per gallon during the two-week period.
One year ago, the nationwide average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, according to the EIA, was $2.77, which is 71 cents lower than its current price.
At the state level, according to AAA Arizona, the price a year ago was $2.69, which is 71 cents lower than the current price per gallon. At the county level, according to the CER survey, the price a year ago was $2.72, which is 68 cents lower than the price from the most recent survey.
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