Average gas prices still falling in Wichita area

Gas prices in the Wichita area fell about 2 cents in the past week, with the overall seasonal trend headed down, according to GasBuddy.com.

As of Monday morning, the average price for regular in the Wichita area was $2.17 a gallon, down from $2.19 a week ago and $2.97 a year ago.

“As refineries finish up their planned and in some cases unplanned (notably in the Midwest) rounds of maintenance, gasoline should return to the pumps at very high levels,” Jeff Pelton, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said in a release. “That, coupled with the lower demand that comes with the fall season, should push November retail prices to fall another 10 to 12 cents.”

This story was originally published October 26, 2015 at 9:03 AM with the headline "Average gas prices still falling in Wichita area."