Prices at the gas pump are off to their lowest start to the month of January since 2016. Gas prices in Tennessee dropped another 3.5 cents last week. The state average has now declined a total of 71 cents since October.
Tennessee motorists are now paying an average price of $1.98 per gallon-the lowest daily average since December 2016. Compared to last Memorial Day, when the state average peaked at $2.73 per gallon, Tennessee motorists are now saving more than $11 on a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline.
The national average price for gasoline is $2.24 per gallon.