Consumers are likely to travel and spend more because U.S. national gasoline prices have fallen for weeks, economists said, delivering an expected boost to the economy.
The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline fell to $4 on Wednesday, according to energy data provider OPIS. That is well below the record high of $5.02 reached in mid-June but still about 80 cents a gallon higher than prices were a year ago.