Jed Brown drives 100 miles each day to work between Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Cheaper gas is making his commute more manageable, but he doesn't expect the low prices to last. Uri Berliner/NPR hide caption
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Larry Coleman, a salesman with Trudeau's Marine, talks to Bill Floren and Kimberly Abramski at the 55th Annual Portland Boat Show on Jan. 7 in Oregon. Lower fuel costs are projected to boost boat sales this year. Kristyna Wentz-Graff/The Oregonian/Landov hide caption
Lower Gas Prices, Faster Economy Float Boating Industry
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Dodge Ram pickup trucks await customers Jan. 5 on the lot at Landmark Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Morrow, Ga. Buoyed by a resurgent economy, holiday sales, cheap gasoline and a love affair with pickup trucks, Americans headed to car dealers in droves last month, pushing full-year sales to what's likely to be the highest level since 2006. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Low Gas Prices Give SUV Sales A Boost, But Automakers Take Long View
U.S. gasoline prices have fallen sharply since last summer, driven by surging oil production and other factors. The price for a barrel of U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell below $50 Monday. David N. Goodman/AP hide caption
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On Cue in Oklahoma City, was reportedly the first station to lower regular unleaded below $2 a gallon. Now, 24 states have $1.99 gasoline. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
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Gas prices in Oklahoma City have dipped under $2. Joe Wertz/StateImpact Oklahoma hide caption
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The lowest gas prices in years are seen Wednesday on a fuel sign in Lawrence, Kan. A day later, OPEC decided to maintain current production levels, virtually ensuring continued low prices at the pump. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption
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Pumpjacks at the Inglewood oil fields in California in March. Some of the most controversial methods of oil extraction, like fracking, oil sands production and Arctic drilling, are also expensive. That's made them less profitable as the price of oil continues to fall. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
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Gas prices below $3 per gallon add up to big savings for consumers. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Macy Gould shared this photo from Lexington, Ky., where the gas prices are under $3. Macy Gould/Instagram hide caption
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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A graphic produced by Gasbuddy.com shows regional variation of gas prices. GasBuddy.com via USEIA hide caption
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Gasoline prices at a station in Encinitas, Calif., earlier this week. Mike Blake/Reuters /Landov hide caption
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The cost of a gallon of gas kept rising last year, but not at the torrid pace of 2010 and 2011. That helped keep inflation in check. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Motorcyclists Hanna Gilan, right, and her son Chaim Gilan fill up their Vespa scooters with less than two gallons at a gas station in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2012. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption