Price of gas continues to rise in Georgia

Gas_4571 — Motorists take advantage of a July 2024 promotion sponsored by Americans for Prosperity-Georgia. As part of the promotion, the group lowered gas prices at a Chevron in Dunwoody temporarily to $2.389 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, which the group said was the national average price per gallon in January 2021. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)

The average price of gas in Georgia continues to rise.

According to AAA-The Auto Club Group, Georgians pay an average of $2.94 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents more than a week ago, the same price as a month ago, and 2 cents more than last year.

“Georgians may have noticed a slight bump in gas prices since Governor [Brian] Kemp brought back the state’s gas tax,” Montrae Waiters, an AAA spokeswoman, said in a statement. “But don’t worry, things may be improving. We’re expecting prices to dip soon, thanks to the usual drop in demand around this time of year and a switch to the cheaper winter fuel mix.”

	Sunday	Saturday	Week Ago	Month Ago	One Year Ago	Record High
National	$3.10	$3.11	$3.13	$3.19	$3.43	$5.01 (6/14/2022)
Georgia	$2.94	$2.94	$2.92	$2.94	$2.92	$4.49 (6/15/2022)