Brookfield Gas Prices Continue To Fall In Summer's Waning Days

BROOKFIELD, CT — Gasoline prices in the area and nationwide continue to slide in the waning weeks of summer.

Analysts at AAA Northeast credit a reduction in demand and in increase in domestic production.

But they warn that renewed tropical storm activity in the Atlantic and increasing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could change everything, quickly.

In Connecticut, a gallon of self-service regular is averaging $3.48, down three cents from a week ago and down twelve cents from a month ago. The national average is $3.44, down three cents from last week and down nine cents from last month.

In Brookfield, the best price for a gallon of regular fuel is $3.19 at both BJ's Wholesale at 106 Federal Road and the Costco at 200 Federal Road. At the CITGO at 177 Federal Road, you'll pay $3.23, and the cost is $3.35 at the Sunoco at 30 Federal Road. At the Shell station at 819 Federal Road, the price for a gallon of petrol is currently $3.63. The update was posted Tuesday morning by shopping app GasBuddy.

"By all accounts, as the summer driving season enters its final laps, gas prices are falling on seasonal trends," said Lauren Fabrizi, spokesperson for AAA Northeast. "But tensions in the Middle East and renewed tropical storm action could flip the script."

Here is AAA's weekly price survey of Connecticut’s six metro regions:

• Bridgeport: $3.53
• Hartford: $3.46
• Lower Fairfield County: $3.49
• New Haven/Meriden: $3.47
• New London/Norwich: $3.45
• Windham: $3.48

On Monday, Mississippi and Tennessee had the lowest prices in the nation at $2.95 and $3.01, respectively. Hawaii and California hold the highest prices in the nation this week at $4.66 and $4.60, respectively. Connecticut holds the 16th place on the list of highest gas prices in the nation.