Overview

• GasBuddy reports the national average at $3.02 per gallon, down 6.4 cents in a week, while diesel averages about $3.63 after a 3.5-cent drop.
• Prices fell in well over 40 states, and GasBuddy analysts say the national average could soon dip below $3, with a few stations in low-cost states potentially briefly under $2.
• Central Ohio averages $2.77 after a 25.2-cent weekly drop, Houston averages $2.59 with a low of $2.29 at one station, and Springfield, Massachusetts averages $2.91.
• AAA says Michigan’s statewide average is $2.92, down about 17 cents from last week, marking the lowest level there so far this year.
• WTI crude slipped below $60 last week as trade tensions pressured demand forecasts, and EIA data for the week ending Oct. 3 show crude inventories up 3.7 million barrels and gasoline stocks down 1.6 million.