Gas Lower Except In Hendry-Glades

Average retail gasoline prices in Florida have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 9.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67/g, according to gasoline price website FloridaStateGasPrices.com.

In Hendry and Glades county, the lowest prices were $3.81.

Including the change in gas prices in Florida during the past week, prices yesterday were 16.5 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 13.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 14.2 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 20.1 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

"Only one other time in the last few years have we seen the national average drop so significantly in the course of just a week, and that other time was in May 2011," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.