Axios
The national average gas price for the Independence Day weekend is expected to be the lowest holiday price since 2021 but prices have been rising in recent weeks with record travel demand.
Nearly 71 million people will travel during the holiday week with a record 60.6 million people traveling by car, according to AAA’s holiday forecast.
The percentage of people traveling by car is up 4.8% from last year when 57.8 million people traveled by car, AAA said.
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