Idaho gas prices fall, big gap above national average narrows
Gas prices in Idaho are now 89 cents a gallon lower than they were a year ago, the AAA reports today, but Idahoans still are paying the eighth highest gas prices in the country. The Idaho average is now $2.52 a gallon, 30 cents from just a month ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. average is $2.31; it’s dropped only 5 cents in the past month. That’s helped Idaho close part of the gap between its prices and the national average, which a month ago stretched to a 46-cent difference.
If the right factors fall into place, AAA is predicting that U.S. gas prices will fall below $2 a gallon before the end of the year for the first time since 2009. That’s if crude prices don’t rise from current levels and there are no unexpected disruptions to supply.