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Biden's US Gas Price Figures 20% Lower Than Figures of Automobile Association

© AP Photo / Nam Y. HuhGasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Vernon Hills, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. Analysts say the price of crude oil dropped below $100 million Friday for the first time since Feb. 28 following the president's announcement of plans to release 180 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over six months.
Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Vernon Hills, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. Analysts say the price of crude oil dropped below $100 million Friday for the first time since Feb. 28 following the president's announcement of plans to release 180 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over six months. - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.11.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the price of gasoline at the pump is currently $3.19 per gallon, which is almost 20% lower than the figures of the American Automobile Association (AAA), which publishes daily US gas prices.
"Right now, the most common price at gas stations across the country is $3.19 per gallon. That's progress," Biden said on Twitter.
However, the association's Sunday data showed that the average gas price stood at $3.8 per gallon, 19% more than what was announced by the president.
According to AAA figures, out of all US states only in Texas and Georgia the price of gasoline was below $3.2.
US President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 21, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.10.2022
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