Strategic Resource Group managing director Burt Flickinger weighs in on the future of markets and rise in retail sales.<\/p>\n
In the wake of a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline that created a gas shortage in the southeastern U.S. last week, low supply and panic buying sent gas prices soaring.<\/p>\n
But in which states is the price to fill up the cheapest?<\/p>\n
COLONIAL PIPELINE FULLY RESTORED AFTER RANSOMWARE ATTACK, GAS SHORTAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n States in and around the South Central region of the U.S. had the lowest prices for regular gas as of Sunday, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA).<\/p>\n Texans are paying the third-lowest cost at $2.76 per gallon, while Louisiana and Mississippi have the lowest recorded prices up in the U.S., at about $2.72, AAA said.<\/p>\n Other states within the low range of under $2.87 included North Dakota, Minnesota, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Californians pay the most for gas, shelling out about $4.13 per gallon – about 27 cents more than the next-highest state of Hawaii ($3.86). The national average was about $3.04 per gallon.<\/p>\n