CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – This past week saw a double-digit drop in gas price averages in South Carolina.

The average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 11.7 cents in the Palmetto State to $2.73 Monday morning, according to GasBuddy’s survey of more than 3,000 stations in South Carolina.

The state’s gas prices are 13.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 30.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

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The cheapest gallon of gasoline in South Carolina was selling for $2.42 on Sunday, and the most expensive was $3.34, according to price reports.

The lowest price for a gallon of gasoline in the Lowcountry as of Monday morning was $2.55 and was available at several places:

• Spinx, 3109 West Montague Boulevard, Charleston
• Circle K, 5255 Rivers Blvd., North Charleston
• Costco, 3050 Ashley Town Center Drive, Charleston
• Circle K, 1968 Meeting Street Road, Charleston
• Circle K, 2957 West Montague Boulevard, North Charleston
• Circle K, 5098 Dorchester Road, North Charleston
• Circle K, 3855 West Montague Boulevard, North Charleston
• Parker’s, 100 Longer Drive, Summerville

“The national average gasoline price continued its decline last week as oil prices fell as Israel refrained from attacking Iran’s oil infrastructure and seasonal declines in demand caused gasoline to fall further, as is normal this time of year. “Not only have gasoline prices fallen to their lowest level since January, but the average diesel price has also fallen to its lowest level in three years,” said Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy.

“While many Americans mistakenly think the declines are due to upcoming elections, politicians have little influence on the strong seasonal factors that cause prices to fall in the fall,” de Haan said. “Given that winter gasoline will soon reach the rest of California and demand will continue to drop as Americans deal with cold weather, the drop in demand is pushing gas prices downward; it’s not so much politicians on both sides as they think they will. The decline in gasoline prices will continue through the upcoming election and even beyond.” I am thinking.”

The national average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 5.3 cents last week to $3.07.

The national average is 12.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 39.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

The national average price for diesel fell 2.6 cents last week to $3.54 per gallon.

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