The average gasoline price nationwide was 1,998.83 won per liter ($5.77 per gallon), down 0.17 percent from a day earlier, at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
A gas station in Seoul sells a liter of gasoline for 1,823 won ($1.54) on Sunday. The national average gasoline price in the first week of this month was 25.2 won higher per liter compared to a week ago, due to the continuing rise in crude prices.
A sign at a local gas station in Seoul on Sunday shows the price of gasoline at 1,609 won ($1.44) per liter.
A gas station in Yangcheon District, western Seoul, advertises the price of gasoline at 1,174 won ($0.96) per liter on Tuesday. The weekly price of gasoline in Korea is expected to keep falling.
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