Fuel price dips below four dollars in US for first time in five months

A motorist fills up the tank on a sedan. Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month (David Zalubowski/AP/PA)

Fuel prices in the US dipped to just under the four dollar mark for the first time in more than five months.

AAA said the national average for a gallon of regular fuel was 3.99 dollars (£3.26) on Thursday.