US national gas prices now lower than they were a year ago, AAA says

Americans are now paying less for gas than they were at this time a year ago, according to data released Thursday by AAA. 

As of Dec. 8, the national average cost of a gallon of regular gas is $3.33, down one cent from the same date in 2021. 

The new average price is also 47 cents less than what it cost a month ago, when it was $3.80 per gallon. 

However, prices of mid-grade, premium and diesel fuel remain higher than what Americans were paying last year. 

Diesel, which was on average $3.61 a gallon on Dec. 8, 2021, now costs $5 a gallon today, according to AAA.

Hawaii leads the U.S. with the highest regular gas prices, at $5.18 a gallon, followed by California with $4.62 and Nevada with $4.35.