The national average price for regular gas dropped on Wednesday to $3.042 per gallon.

The decrease comes after several days of small increases that briefly saw the current national average slightly exceed gas prices from a year ago, according to AAA . Moreover, the drop in gas prices comes on what is traditionally known as the “busiest travel day of the year.”

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Wednesday’s price was a dip in cost from Tuesday, when the national average price was $3.055 per gallon, and Monday’s cost of $3.069 per gallon. It was also cheaper compared to a week ago, when it averaged $3.094 for a

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