But according to AAA, prices at the pumps are tumbling.
A review of AAA's fuel gauge report finds the statewide average for regular unleaded at $3.58 a gallon. That's 8 cents less than Thursday's price.
By comparison, the national average for regular Friday is $3.35.
The global economic crisis has slashed demand, and Gulf refineries are back to normal production levels after disruptions by Hurricane Ike.
In the Gainesville area, gasbuddy.com reports that the cheapest early Friday was $3.17 at an outlet in Buford. Next was $3.29 at two outlets, one each in Gainesville and Cumming. The highest prices in the area, $3.75 and $3.68, were in Flowery Branch and Lumpkin County, respectively.
(AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this story.)
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