AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Drop for Third Week
HOUSTON--Oct. 2, 20058, 2005--Pump prices dropped for the third consecutive week as demand for gasoline continued to decline, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch.In Texas, prices fell 16 cents a gallon in only a week to an average of $2.53 for regular self-serve. The Galveston - Texas City area has the highest average price on the list at $2.66 a gallon, despite a 13 cents decrease during the week. Corpus Christi has the lowest average again after prices plummeted 27 cents to $2.33 a gallon.
"Despite these significant decreases in gasoline prices, motorists still pay an average of 55 cents a gallon more today than they did only a year ago," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "These are the highest gas prices ever recorded for this time of year."
The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.571 a gallon - that's 14 cents less than last week's average.
AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., October 28, 2005: Weekly Weekly Area 10/28/05 Change 10/21/05 Change --------------------------------------------------------------------- National $2.571 -13.8 cents $2.709 -6.9 cents State $2.525 -16.3 cents $2.688 -13.7 cents Austin-San Marcos $2.552 -13.2 cents $2.684 -8.4 cents Beaumont $2.646 -10.7 cents $2.753 -10.1 cents Corpus Christi $2.329 -27.3 cents $2.602 -17.1 cents Dallas $2.537 -17.7 cents $2.714 -7.7 cents Ft. Worth $2.480 -16.2 cents $2.662 -21.8 cents Galveston/Texas City $2.663 -12.9 cents $2.792 -8.0 cents Houston $2.613 -14.7 cents $2.760 -9.6 cents San Antonio $2.492 -15.1 cents $2.643 -11.3 cents 2004 Area 10/14/05 Record High Average --------------------------------------------------------------------- National $2.837 $3.057 (9/5/05) $2.027 State $2.825 $2.964 (9/4/05) $1.905 Austin-San Marcos $2.768 $2.918 (9/6/05) $1.912 Beaumont $2.854 $2.930 (9/4/05) $1.883 Corpus Christi $2.773 $2.929 (9/3/05) $1.865 Dallas $2.891 $3.019 (9/4/05) $1.910 Ft. Worth $2.880 $3.012 (9/4/05) $1.894 Galveston/Texas City $2.872 $2.997 (9/4/05) $1.894 Houston $2.856 $2.971 (9/6/05) $1.893 San Antonio $2.756 $2.909 (9/4/05) $1.905