Gasoline prices in Arizona at $2.29 per gallon

PHOENIX (AP) - Gasoline prices around Arizona are lower again at the pumps this week.

Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $2.29 a gallon. That’s down by more than 3 cents from last week.

This week’s national average is $2.31 per gallon, a decrease of more than 2 cents from last week.

Triple-A analysts say it’s the first time since 2009 that the average gasoline price is below $3 per gallon in every state.

Tucson has Arizona’s lowest average gasoline price at $2.15 a gallon and Flagstaff the highest at $2.59.

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South Carolina has the lowest average gas prices among states in the continental U.S. at $1.96 a gallon with California has the highest at $2.92.