HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Though gas in cities in Kansas as close as McPherson has fallen back below $3 a gallon, that's not yet true in Hutchinson.
According to GasBuddy as of Monday morning, Murphy USA at WalMart, Yesway on East 30th, the Dillons Fuel Center just down the street from that and the Cenex on East 4th are all at $3.13 a gallon.
Casey's on Main in McPherson is at $2.89 and Love's Travel Stop next to I-135 is at $2.90 a gallon.
The national average price for a gallon of gas fell seven cents in the past week to reach $3.71 according to AAA, a level not seen since the beginning of March. The primary reason for this decline is the recent lower cost for oil.
According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand increased slightly from 8.59 million barrels per day to 8.73 million barrels per day last week.
Lower oil prices have led to falling pump prices. If gasoline demand begins to subside, as it typically does post-Labor Day with the end of summer driving, pump prices will likely continue to decrease.