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

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.
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"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.
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