Delaware gas prices dropped a penny over the weekend as crude oil prices remained low, Wilmington-based AAA Mid-Atlantic reported.
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Fri., Sat., Sun gas prices
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Pennsylvania
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$2.56
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$2.57
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$2.58
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New Jersey
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$2.41
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$2.42
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$2.42
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Delaware
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$2.15
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$2.15
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$2.15
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Maryland
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$2.27
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$2.28
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$2.28
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Philadelphia (5-county)
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$2.60
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$2.60
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$2.61
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South Jersey
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$2.29
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$2.30
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$2.31
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Bloomsburg
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$2.57
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$2.57
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$2.58
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Wilkes-Barre
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$2.59
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$2.59
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$2.60
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National
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$2.33
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$2.34
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$2.35
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The price at the pump stood at $2.14 Monday, down a penny overnight and down three cents from the last week. The national gas average price was $2.32 Monday, down a penny overnight and down five cents in the last week.
The price at the pump fell to as low as $2 a gallon in the Capital Trail area east of Newark. .
Crude oil has fallen below $43 a barrel, leading to fears of a recession that could dampen demand.
To check out gas prices in your neighborhood, log on to AAA’s Fuel Price Finder (http://www.AAA.com/fuelfinder).
