Nearly 40 million Americans are expected to hit the road on Memorial Day weekend and filling up at the pump is going to cheaper than recent years.
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The national average price of a gallon of gas is expected to be $3.08 on Memorial Day, according to the gas price-tracking website GasBuddy.
That price is the lowest since 2021 and much lower than three years ago when gas cost $4.60.
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“This is a win for consumers. And if the stars align later this summer, we could even see the national average drop below $3 a gallon,” Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, told CNN in a phone interview.
President Donald Trump has made a public push to combat energy prices, in part, by putting pressure on OPEC to increase oil production.
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