The price of gas in the Tampa Bay area has fallen 7 cents per gallon in the last week, a steeper drop than state and national averages, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
The national average has fallen about 1 cent per gallon and Florida has dropped 4 cents per gallon over the past week.
Prices in Tampa Bay are averaging about $2.41 per gallon, which is about 27 cents more than this time last year.
"Oil prices remain volatile yet several dollars off recent highs," said GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan in a statement. "Gasoline prices remain in somewhat of a limbo as a result, with a mixed bag at pumps across the United States."
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But DeHaan said while prices have remained in a middle ground, analysts are expecting a surge in the months ahead.
"Motorists aren't off the hook by any means yet," he said.