Gas Prices Plunge for 60 Days Straight, Boosting Holiday Spending Power
• Gas prices have fallen for 60 straight days, the longest streak in over a year • Average gas price now $3.25 per gallon nationally, 60 cents cheaper than mid-September peak • Prices are 30 cents lower than this time last year • Cheaper gas prices may give holiday retail sales a boost by putting more cash in consumers' pockets • Gas prices expected to keep falling due to declining crude oil prices