--- title: This Is the Week Average U.S. Gas Prices Will Drop Below $2 Per Gallon description: Analysts think this is the week that the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline will dip below $2. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-12-08T17:52:16.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T09:17:49.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - Autos - Gas - Gas prices - Oil word_count: 247 canonical: https://money.com/gas-prices-cheap-2-per-gallon/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![A gas attendant at a 19 Petroleum gas station pumps gas on August 25, 2015 in Woodbridge, New Jersey.](https://img.money.com/2015/12/151208_em_gasunder2.jpg) The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has been hovering just a few pennies above $2 for more than a week straight. But analysts think that this is the week that we will finally dip under the mark. As of Tuesday, the national average is $2.027 per gallon, down from $2.032 on Monday, according to [AAA](http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/). If prices fall just a tiny fraction of a cent by Wednesday—and experts say this is highly likely to happen—we'll hit a six-year low, as the last time prices were as cheap as $2.025 nationally it was March 2009 and the Great Recession was causing havoc. And the forecasts call for gas prices to keep on falling. "In the same week that the national average hits a new six-year low, we could also see the national average decline under $2 per gallon," [GasBuddy](https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/National-Average-Will-Soon-Hit-New-Six-Year-Low/1715-632456-3434.aspx) reported. Granted, many American drivers are already accustomed to paying less than $2 for gas: "Half the nation's fifty states now boast gasoline prices that average under $2/gallon, with nearly two-thirds of the nation's 130,000 gas stations charging less than that." [AAA](http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/national-average-nears-lowest-price-since-2009/) is also predicting that the national average "should soon fall below the $2 per gallon mark for the first time since 2009." Average prices have fallen nationally in 30 out of the past 32 days, and drivers today are paying 64¢ less per gallon than they were a year ago at this time. **MORE: [Even Cheaper Gas? 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