New York (CNN Business) The end of the summer driving season arrives with this weekend with some of cheapest Labor Day gas drivers have enjoyed in years. survey of gas stations by AAA puts the average price of gas at $2.22 for a gallon of regular, down 14% from the $2.57 motorists were paying a year ago. Nearly a third of gas stations surveyed have gas for less than $2, according to the Oil Price Information Service, which compiles gas price data for AAA. There are eight states - Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee -- where the average price is below $2. In the 32 states outside the East and West coasts, gas prices haven't been this cheap over Labor Day weekend in 16 years, according to OPIS.

Source: CNN September 05, 2020 20:26 UTC