Birmingham, AL – Prices at gas pumps across the state have declined in recent weeks as motorists prepare for holiday travel.
The average price for regular gasoline at stations in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area was $3.17 on Monday. That's down five cents in a week and 13 cents from a month ago, based on data collected by the AAA automobile club.
The Alabama average was just below $3.20 a gallon, down from $3.33 a month ago.
Clay Ingram, a spokesman for AAA-Alabama, said pump prices are falling because a seasonal drop in demand and an economy that remains sluggish.
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