As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, AAA Colorado says 43.6 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles by car this year. Despite higher gas prices, that鈥檚 a small uptick from last year. Patrick DeHaan with , says the holiday isn鈥檛 to blame for the rise in fuel costs.
鈥淧rices could go up or down before Thanksgiving, it鈥檚 really just what鈥檚 going on in the market before then. But Thanksgiving isn鈥檛 such a huge increase in demand that prices are going up.鈥�
tracks prices at the pump nationwide, and DeHaan says nearly half of the country may set records for the on Thanksgiving. However, Colorado prices are actually trending down for the year. As of today, a gallon of regular gas in the state averages around $3.37. That鈥檚 down from a high of $3.89 in April.
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