BOISE, Idaho — With a new average price of $3.58 per gallon, gas prices are continuing to decline.
Boise saw a nearly three cent drop in gas prices over the past week. Prices in Boise, according to GasBuddy, are four cents less than a month ago, and is 56 cents lower than a year ago.
The national average for a gallon of diesel has also gone down, by roughly four and a half cents. A gallon of diesel on average will cost $3.62, the lowest price for diesel since 2022.
GasBuddy surveys 216 stations in the Boise area, and what they found was that the cheapest station in Boise was priced at $3.35 per gallon on Sunday, where the most expensive was priced at $3.72 per gallon, a different of 37 cents.
As for the Gem State, the lowest price in the state on Sunday was $3.23 per gallon, where the highest was $4.39 per gallon, a difference of $1.16 per gallon.
Nationally, the average price for gasoline has dropped seven cents, marking a new average of $3.22 per gallon on Monday.
“Impressively, for the sixth straight week, gas prices have dropped to their lowest since winter. GasBuddy now counts 11 states and over 45,000 stations with gas prices below $3 per gallon,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “We fully expect gas prices will continue to drop as Americans drive less with the onset of fall. With oil prices falling below $70 per barrel, their lowest since 2021, there’s solid room for gas prices and diesel to continue falling for some time. We expect the national average could fall below $3 per gallon as early as October for the first time since 2021, which would be music to the ears of motorists and certainly to politicians who are angling to be elected this fall.”
Historical gasoline prices in Boise and the national average going back ten years:
- September 9, 2023: $4.14/g
- September 9, 2022: $4.57/g
- September 9, 2021: $3.87/g
- September 9, 2020: $2.45/g
- September 9, 2019: $2.75/g
- September 9, 2018: $3.21/g
- September 9, 2017: $2.83/g
- September 9, 2016: $2.50/g
- September 9, 2015: $2.84/g
- September 9, 2014: $3.78/g
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Idaho- $3.55/g, down 0.6 cents per gallon from last week's $3.55/g.
Ogden- $3.52/g, up 2.3 cents per gallon from last week's $3.50/g.
Oregon- $3.69/g, down 4.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.73/g.
