(Iowa) -- The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Iowa is now under 3 dollars a gallon.
Triple A reports the statewide average for regular is $2.94 a gallon, about 60 cents lower than this time last month. Iowa's average price is 10 cents lower than this time last year. In the Des Moines area, the average price is $2.67 a gallon. In the Cedar Rapids, the average is higher at $3.02 a gallon, $3.23 a gallon in Iowa City. In the Quad Cities area, the average price is back under 3 dollars at $2.77 a gallon.