Retail gas prices are down in 40 states and Washington D.C. this week, with Oregon drivers enjoying the largest weekly drop in the nation of 15 cents, and the largest monthly drop of 48 cents. The Oregon average for regular unleaded is $3.21 which is the lowest price since Feb. 1, 2011. The national average for regular unleaded falls another six cents this week to $3.03 a gallon which is the lowest price since late December 2010.
Washington state has the second-largest drop of the week at 13 cents, and the second-largest monthly drop of 47 cents.
This week Oregon and Washington drop out of the top ten most expensive states for gasoline for the first time since early April. Oregon falls to 14th while Washington drops to 12th.
Gas prices normally go down this time of year, but this year’s drop has been more extreme because of the sharply declining price of crude oil.
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