Gasoline is available for under $3 a gallon. Fort Walton Beach$2.92 a gallon. The state average is about $3.521, according to AAA. That's up about 8 cents from the following week.
Gas Analyst Patrick DeHaan from GasBuddy He said gas prices aren't likely to spike this summer unless a hurricane hits the state, and he predicted Floridians may not see the same peak demand around the summer holidays as they did last year.
Family travel in Florida may slow down this year. Fox News According to a poll, more than half of people say they will not travel this summer because of rising prices.
55% said they weren't going anywhere, and 73% of the same group said they didn't have enough money to travel.
84% of those surveyed identify gas prices as an issue for their family, with 49% saying it is a major issue. Food costs are even more of a problem for consumers, with 89% saying it is an issue and 62% saying it is a major issue.
Fifty-one percent of voters under 30, 52% of voters with a college degree, and 51% of those in households earning $50,000 or more said they are likely to take a vacation this summer, but 60% of women, 62% of those without a college degree, 64% of voters over 65, and 67% of those in households earning less than $50,000 said they will not travel this summer.
Politically, Republicans (56%), Democrats (52%) and Independents (60%) say they will maintain the status quo this summer.
According to the poll, the last time people were asked about summer travel plans was in 2010, when 51% said money was preventing them from traveling.
