AAA says Arkansas has lowest gas price in U.S.

FILE - In this June 30, 2016 file photo, nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station in Hoboken, N.J. Fuel economy is at a record high as new technology helps vehicles lose weight and drive more efficiently. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the fuel economy of 2015 model-year vehicles increased 0.5 mile per gallon to 24.8 miles per gallon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
FILE - In this June 30, 2016 file photo, nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station in Hoboken, N.J. Fuel economy is at a record high as new technology helps vehicles lose weight and drive more efficiently. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the fuel economy of 2015 model-year vehicles increased 0.5 mile per gallon to 24.8 miles per gallon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LITTLE ROCK — Motorists in Arkansas are enjoying the lowest gas prices in the U.S.

AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Arkansas on Monday was $1.95 — the lowest in the nation. The average price was 2 cents higher in Oklahoma at $1.97, the same price as in Missouri. The average gas price in Texas was $1.96 a gallon and $1.98 in Kansas, Mississippi and South Carolina.

The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline has increased for seven consecutive days and now stands at $2.18 per gallon.

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