An undated file photo of a gas pump. TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices dipped a bit in New Jersey and dropped further around the nation at large despite a rise in crude oil prices.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.18, down a penny from a week ago.
Drivers were paying an average of $2.22 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.14, down three cents from last week.
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