Gasoline prices have been falling nationwide for two weeks and remain below their average level from last year.

“As long as we can avoid a major hurricane threatening refineries in the Gulf region, I believe the declines could continue this week and the national average may drop to its lowest level of the summer,” GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said in a statement on Monday.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten to reverse these trends as the US plans to increase its military presence in the region. The US and its allies expect Iran to retaliate against Israel following the assassination of Hamas politician Ismail Haniyeh.

Stacker compiled statistics on gasoline prices in the Kansas City metropolitan area (MO only) using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of August 12.

Kansas City in numbers
– Current gas price: $3.12
— Missouri average: $3.14
– Weekly change: -0.04 $ (-1.3%)
– Change from previous year: -0.59 USD (-16.0%)
– Historically expensive gas price: $4.59 (12.06.22)

– Diesel current price: $3.42
– Weekly change: -0.01$ (-0.2%)
– Change from previous year: -0.56 USD (-14.0%)
– Historically expensive diesel price: $5.37 (06/25/22)

Subways with the most expensive gasoline
#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI: $5.26
#2. Santa Rosa, California: $4.85
#3. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $4.85

Subways with the cheapest petrol
#1. Clarksville-Hopkinsville (TN only), TN: $2.90
#2. Chattanooga (TN only), TN: $2.90
#3. McAllen-Edinburg Mission, TX: $2.91

This story was written by Dom DiFurio and is part of a series using data automation in 371 major cities.