Charlotte drivers still catching a break on gas prices

Gasoline prices in the Charlotte region and across the nation have continued to decline over the past week, according to AAA.

A gallon of regular unleaded in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill metro area costs an average of $2.29 today, down from $2.31 a week ago, AAA Carolinas says.

But the current price is up from $2.21 a month ago.

Still, local drivers are paying notably less at the pump than at this time a year ago, when a gallon of gas at Charlotte-area stations had an average price of $3.41.

Statewide,…