For the first time in a couple of years, the price of gasoline in Marion is under $3 per gallon.
As of Monday, average retail gasoline prices in Kentucky had fallen 10.3 cents per gallon since the previous week, averaging $3.17 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 2,623 gas outlets in Kentucky.
"What an impressive week it has been for watching the decline in gasoline prices across the country," said GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan. "I don't think I've seen such big drops in retail prices collectively since the recession of 2009.”
As of Monday, there were 30,000 gas stations in the U.S. charging less than $3 per gallon, reports GasBuddy.com. Some states could see their lowest prices since 2010.
