Thursday looks like Wednesday if you're looking at the average price of a gallon of regular no-lead.

The five-county Philadelphia area was still set at $2.74 - for the fourth straight day, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

South Jersey's average continued at $2.52; that's two consecutive days right there.

The national average was still $2.68; that marked another big two-day streak going.

Diesel averages also were unchanged: $3.04 in the Philly area, $2.74 in South Jersey, and $2.83 in the nation as a whole.

Meanwhile, oil prices slipped below $80 a barrel as the U.S. dollar strengthened, making commodities such as crude more expensive for international investors.

At the early-afternoon mark in Europe, benchmark crude for December delivery was down 56 cents to $79.84 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 80 cents to settle at $80.40 on Wednesday.

Crude has traded near $80 a barrel for the last few weeks as investors watch a volatile dollar and mixed signs on the strength of the U.S. economy. Oil has jumped from $32 in December as traders have used crude and other commodities such as gold, which are priced in dollars, as a hedge against a weakening dollar and inflation.