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Connecticut Drivers Paying Nearly 5 Cents Less at the Pumps

The lowest prices in the area sit at $3.69 for a gallon of regular on the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Southington.

Jason Vallee contributed to this report. It was reported and written by Field Editor Jayme Kunze.

Connecticut drivers are filling up their tanks for less this week, as the average price of gas in the state fell 4.7 cents to $3.80 per gallon, GasBuddy.com reports.

In the Southington area, the best prices lie along the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Marion, where Ravi at 2211 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike is offering prices as low as $3.69 per gallon of regular. Up the road, stations are offering gas at $3.71 per gallon, including at the TA Truck Stop, according to Automotive.com.

The state trend is mirrored across the country with a 4 cent drop to $3.58 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.

"Americans are spending $108 million less on gasoline every day than they were a year ago," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Prices in nearly all Metropolitan Statistical Areas are lower today than a year ago. In all, 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas saw cheaper first quarter prices for gasoline than in 2012, with two MSAs showing no statistically significant change."

"More expensive markets in 2013 included locations in Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The most expensive market in the country was the Honolulu area, but the outright price of $4.157 gal this year was just 3 cents per gallon above the 2012 number," DeHaan said.

Check out more GasBuddy.com analysis:

Connecticut prices are 12.7 cents lower than this time last month and 32.9 cents lower than a year ago.

National averages are down 9.3 cents from last month and 32.8 from last year.

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