Northwest Iowa — The fast-spreading outbreak of the coronavirus overseas is evidently causing gasoline prices to fall in Iowa.
Rose White at Triple-A-Iowa says the illness that has sickened at least 10-thousand people and killed more than 200 has forced China to restrict the travel of tens of millions of people.
The actions by the Chinese government trying to halt the spread of the disease are having a significant impact on the global demand for oil.
In turn, gasoline prices across the U-S have been dropping, too. They’ve fallen a dime a gallon in the past month, from $2.58 to $2.48.
The motor club says the state’s cheapest gas is in Cedar Rapids at $2.22 a gallon, while it’s the most expensive in Dubuque at $2.34. Here in our area, gas prices are within a few cents of $2.28 a gallon.
