Good news for summer road-trippers: Despite headlines about oil production cuts, recent drops in gas prices are expected to persist over the next few months, experts say, bringing a little less pain at the pump for the average American driver.
The national average regular gas price in the U.S. is $3.503 per gallon as of June 5, according to AAA. That's a slight drop from a week ago, when gas stood at $3.559 per gallon, and even more so from earlier in the year when average prices peaked around $3.67. Still, prices are much higher than they were at the beginning of the year, an increase that is typical each year as summer arrives.
