Gas prices in Tacoma keep falling, with Friday’s price 5 cents less than Thursday.
AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report puts the average price of regular gas at $2.55, more than $1 less than last month.
The cheapest gallon is $2.24 at a Safeway at 224th Street and Meridian in Graham, according to Tacoma Gas Buddy. Within Tacoma city limits, the cheapest is $2.29 at the ARCO station at 1440 Puyallup Ave.
The average for Washington is $2.67, and the national average is $2.50.
Oil settled at $67.81 a barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Associated Press reports October saw a record 32 percent drop in oil prices.
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