Published: 10/20/2021


FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, THE TENNESSEE GAS PRICE AVERAGE SAW A DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASE WEEK-OVER-WEEK. SINCE LAST MONDAY, GAS PRICES ACROSS TENNESSEE HAVE RISEN 10 CENTS, ON AVERAGE. THE TENNESSEE GAS PRICE AVERAGE IS NOW $3.12 WHICH IS 22 CENTS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ONE MONTH AGO AND $1.18 MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO.  COMPARED TO THE PRICE OF GAS A YEAR AGO, IT NOW COSTS CONSUMERS ABOUT $17 MORE TO FILL UP THEIR VEHICLES, WITH LITTLE SIGN OF RELIEF IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NOW 24% OF TENNESSEE GAS STATIONS HAVE PRICES BELOW $3.00