Florida Gas Prices Dip Heading into Thanksgiving

Crude oil has increased on the market, but with demand for gas down, Floridians have seen prices inch down as the Thanksgiving holiday week gets underway, AAA reported.

The average at the pumps across the Sunshine State stood at $3.36 this weekend, down 5 cents from a week earlier. Meanwhile, a barrel of crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange ended last week at $97.41, up $3.15 in a week.

A reason for the dip in pump prices is that demand is off 3.6 percent from a year ago when prices were $2.88 a gallon, stated Jessica Brady, AAA spokesperson of The Auto Club Group.

"Thanksgiving travelers will get a bit of a break at the pump this year. Although a gallon of gas costs more than last year, motorists shouldn't see prices spike before Thanksgiving," Brady stated in a release. Theres a good chance gas prices will continue to drop into Wednesday -- the official start to the holiday.

Nationally, gas prices were $3.35 a gallon, while the average price for a gallon of gas in Georgia was $3.28. Both prices are down 7 cents in a week.

The motorist updated Mygasbuddy.com reported pump prices ranged from: $3.21 to $3.29 in Central Tampa; $3.49 to $3.69 in Miami Beach; $3.34 to $3.59 in Central Tallahassee; $3.18 to $3.49 in Melbourne; and $3.56 to $3.68 in Key West.