TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Motorists are paying a few cents less at the pumps in New Jersey.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $2.45. That’s down 3 cents from last week.
Motorists were paying $2.03 for gas in New Jersey at this time last year. A 23-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase went into effect last November.
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This marks the sixth straight week that gas prices have fallen in New Jersey.
The national average gas price Friday was $2.46, down 2 cents from last week. That’s higher than the national average from a year ago, when motorists were paying $2.23.
Analysts say gas prices will likely keep dropping as demand continues to fall.
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