DC metro gas prices down 11 cents from last week

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gas prices in the D.C. metro area are down 11 cents from a week ago.

In its weekly report, AAA said Sunday that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $2.51, down from $2.62 a week ago. The price is 82 cents lower than this time a year ago, when the price was $3.33.

The price of gas in the metro area is 10 cents above the national average of $2.41.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the District of Columbia alone is $2.82, down 9 cents from a week ago.