Drivers can be thankful for the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2008
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Many people driving for Thanksgiving this year will have one more thing to be thankful for when they're settling in for turkey and stuffing: The lowest gasoline prices in seven years.
The average price of a gallon of gas nationally is $2.09, according to the Energy Information Administration, the Department of Energy's independent analysis arm. That's the lowest it has been on Thanksgiving since 2008.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The price at the pump has dropped 82 cents per gallon in the last year, according to the agency.