Average US price of gas holds steady at $2.94 per gallon

<p>CAMARILLO, Calif. &mdash; The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks at $2.94 per gallon. </p>
<p>Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the price at the pump was likely to remain stable or drop as wholesale costs begin to decrease. </p>
<p>The price of a gallon of regular-grade gas is 93 cents higher than it was a year ago. </p>
<p>The highest average price in the nation right now is $3.99 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $2.50 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. </p>
<p>The average price of diesel dropped a penny over the same period to $3.13.</p>