The Sweet Sound Of Falling Gas Prices Is Music To The Ears Of Motorists And It’s The Kind Of News They Don’t Mind Having Repeated Each Week. The National Average Price This Week For Regular Unleaded Gas Is $2.29. That’s A Monthly Savings Of 24 Cents Per Gallon As Prices Continue To Drop. AAA Says Motorists Are Saving $1.05 Per Gallon Compared To A Year Ago And It’s Largely Due To The Relatively Low Price Of Crude Oil And Abundant Petroleum Supplies. Tri Cities Motorists Are Paying On Average $1.96 A Gallon For Unleaded Gas This Week, Which Is Down From $3.12 A Year Ago.