Amanda Emerson of Hamilton fills up on Wednesday, July 17, at the Junior Food Mart-Shell in Hamilton, where prices were $2.39 per gallon—4 cents lower than the daily statewide average.
Despite tensions with Iran, Hurricane Barry and the summer travel season, gas prices in Alabama have remained low.
According to Clay Ingram, a spokesperson for the American Automobile Association (AAA) in Birmingham, low global demand for gas— combined with large amounts of domestic production—have insulated prices at the pump.
Ingram told the Journal Record at the time of the interview (Wednesday, July 17) gas prices in Alabama were averaging $2.43 statewide. This is 10 cents more than one month ago ($2.30), but 12 cents less than one year ago ($2.55).
Marion County’s gas average on July 17 sat at $2.46 per gallon.
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