Gas prices continue decline as Thanksgiving approaches

Gas prices continue to decline in Georgia, but market conditions can change quickly, especially with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, industry analysts say. Much of the relief for Georgians comes from a month-long suspension of the state’s gas tax — 33.3 cents on each gallon of gas purchased and 37.3 cents on each gallon of diesel — said Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for the auto club AAA. kAm“(:E9 E96 DE2E6’D E6>A@C2CJ >@E@C 7F6= E2I DFDA6?D:@? C6>2:?:?8 :? 67764E E9C@F89 }@G] b_[ 5C:G6CD 4@?E:?F6 E@ D66 D2G:?8D 29625 @7 E96 %92?2J ?@E 9@=5 E9C@F89 E96 9@=:52J A6C:@5]”k^Am kAmpD @7 |@?52J[ v6@C8:2’D 2G6C286 82D AC:46 H2D Sb]cf A6C 82==@?[ DF3;64E E@ @G6C?:89E >2C<6E 7=F4EF2E:@?D]k^Am kAm“v6@C8:2 5C:G6CD 4@?E:?F6 E@ 6?;@J D@>6 @7 E96 =@H6DE 82D AC:46D :? E96 4@F?ECJ[ H:E9 E96 DE2E6 2G6C286 D:EE:?8 dc 46?ED 36=@H E96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286[” (2:E6CD D2:5] “%@ 86E E96 >@DE G2=F6 7C@> 4FCC6?E AF>A AC:46D[ 5C:G6CD D9@F=5 4@>A2C6 82D AC:46D[ FD6 7F6= C6H2C5D AC@8C2>D 2?5 4@>3:?6 EC:AD H96?6G6C A@DD:3=6]”k^Am kAmr@>A2C65 E@ C646?E 36?49>2C@?E9 2?5 ef 46?ED 9:896C E92? =2DE J62C]k^Am kAm%96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286 5C@AA65 `d 46?ED E9:D H66< E@ Sc]_`[ (2:E6CD D2:5[ >2C<:?8 :ED =@H6DE =6G6= D:?46 yF=J 2?5 3C:?8:?8 AF>A AC:46D 4=@D6C E@ 72==:?8 36=@H E96 Sc E9C6D9@=5 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? ?62C=J 7@FC >@?E9D]k^Am kAm“(9:=6 E96 C646?E 564=:?6 :D H6=4@>6 ?6HD 7@C 5C:G6CD[ E96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286 92D C6>2:?65 23@G6 Sc A6C 82==@? D:?46 yF=J a_[ >2<:?8 :E @?6 @7 E96 =@?86DE DEC6E496D @7 6=6G2E65 82D AC:46D @? C64@C5[” D96 4@?E:?F65]k^Am kAm“s6DA:E6 E96 C646?E C6=:67[ a_ae 92D 2=C625J AC@5F465 D@>6 @7 E96 9:896DE >@?E9=J 82D AC:46 2G6C286D 6G6C C64@C565]”k^Am kAm%96 >@DE 6IA6?D:G6 >6EC@ >2C<6ED :? v6@C8:2 2D @7 |@?52J H6C6 |24@? 2E Sb]db 2 82==@?j v2:?6DG:==6 2?5 pE=2?E2 E:65 2E Sb]d`j 2?5 pE96?D[ Sb]d_]k^Am kAm%96 =62DE 6IA6?D:G6 H6C6 qCF?DH:4< 2E Sb]bc[ r2E@@D2\s256\(2=<6C 2E Sb]aa[ 2?5 p=32?J 2E Sb]b_]k^Am kAm%:AD 7@C D2G:?8 7F6=[ :? 255:E:@? E@ D9@AA:?8 7@C E96 36DE AC:46[ :?4=F56 FD:?8 42D9 :?DE625 @7 2 4C65:E @C 563:E 42C5[ (2:E6CD D2:5]k^Am kAm“uF6= 64@?@>J 5:>:?:D96D D:8?:7:42?E=J 2E 9:89H2J DA665D 23@G6 d_ >A9] sC:G6 4@?D6CG2E:G6=J 2?5 2G@:5 288C6DD:G6 5C:G:?8] p88C6DD:G6 2446=6C2E:@? 2?5 DA665:?8 C65F46 7F6= 64@?@>J[” D96 D2:5]k^Am