The price of gas around Florida fell by an average of a nickel a gallon over the past week, according to AAA.
The auto club said gas prices fell slightly more nationwide - by about six cents a gallon -over the past seven days.
"Pump prices have stayed between $3.55 and $3.65 nationally and are expected to remain relatively the same this week,” said AAA Auto Club South spokeswoman Jessica Brady in her weekly news release.
AAA and other industry analysts pointed to two competing factors that have been driving gas prices in recent days.
Economic problems in Europe and a stagnant economy in the U.S. have been cited as factors keeping prices down.
Meanwhile, the aftereffects of a recent tropical storm are viewed as factors pushing prices higher.
The evacuation of refineries in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Lee approached meant that production was cut and so domestic, crude oil stockpiles fell by about three million barrels, according to federal estimates.
“The market is expected to be volatile again this week as the European Union works to solve debt issues and the Federal Reserve meets to discuss economic conditions in the U.S," Brady said.
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