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Local gas prices continue to hover below $4 a gallon

South Sound gasoline prices appear ready to begin the slow decline typical for fall months in the Pacific Northwest.

JOHN GILLIE; Staff writer
Published: Sept. 25, 2012 at 9:56 a.m. PDT
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South Sound gasoline prices appear ready to begin the slow decline typical for fall months in the Pacific Northwest.

Average gasoline prices in the Tacoma area have dropped and stayed below the $4 mark for several days. Compared with week-ago prices, average prices in the Tacoma area now are down by nearly four cents a gallon to $3.983 a gallon according to The News Tribune’s Gas Deal Finder.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/09/24/south-sound-gas-prices-below-4-a-gallon/

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