According to the weekly report from AAA, Gas prices in Georgia increased ahead of Labor Day, with an average price of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.

This is 3 cents higher than a week ago, 5 cents lower than a month ago.

However, the current average is still lower than the price of $3.78 per gallon paid for Labor Day last year.

“It appears that overall gasoline demands this summer failed to match previous years, with consumption getting little “lift” from vacation travel this summer despite retail gasoline prices being below last year’s,” said Montrae Waiters, AAA-The Auto Club Group spokeswoman. “There is a lot of speculation as to why, but no one seems to know the exact cause.”

Area gas price averages – Chattooga ($3.51), Walker ($3.50), Floyd ($3.55), Gordon ($3.57), DeKalb, AL ($3.35), Cherokee, AL ($3.29)