Economics
Gasoline at U.S. Pumps Drops to Six-Month Low on Falling Oil
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Gasoline pump prices in the U.S. dropped to a six-month low amid falling oil prices and slowing economic growth, a government report today showed.
The price for regular gasoline, averaged nationwide, fell 8.1 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $3.356 a gallon today from a week ago, according to the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration. The price was 6.2 percent below year-ago levels, a report posted on the agency’s website shows.