Fuel prices keep declining

Drivers nationwide are seeing a slight reprieve at the pump, continuing weeks of lower fuel prices.

The average cost for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has hit $3.32. In Missouri, prices dropped from $3 a gallon to just $2.94.

Diesel prices are at $4.31 a gallon for the national average and $4.06 a gallon for the state average.

Mississippi now has the lowest fuel prices in the nation at $2.81 a gallon. California's prices, long the most expensive, have fallen to just $5 a gallon.

County averages Sunday (per AAA)

• Cape Girardeau: $2.98;
• Perry: $2.95;
• Scott: $3.07.

City price ranges Sunday (per GasBuddy)

• Cape Girardeau: $2.85 to $2.89;
• Jackson: $2.79 to $2.99;
• Perryville: $2.89 to $2.99;
• Scott City: $3.02 to $3.04.

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