Gas prices hold steady over past two weeks

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ATLANTA (CNN) -- Prices at the pump in the United States have held virtually still over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular is $2.05, the Lundberg Survey found. The same survey found the same average two weeks earlier.

The latest price is actually 0.68 cent higher than the previous one, but when rounded down to the nearest cent, it comes out the same.

The price -- calculated by averaging prices at thousands of gas stations nationwide -- is $1.42 lower than the average one year ago.

And though gas prices generally rise as the summer approaches and more people take to the road, don't expect the kind of rapid hikes seen last year, said publisher Trilby Lundberg.

The economy is keeping a lid on gasoline prices, and crude oil can be expected to stay at its current price range, Lundberg said.

"For the next few months, gasoline will feel like a bargain," she said.

The city with the lowest average price in the latest survey was Phoenix, where a gallon of self-serve regular cost $1.80. The highest average was in Anchorage, at $2.45.

Here are the average prices in some other cities: Hartford, Conn. - $2.15; Philadelphia - $2.07; Atlanta - $1.95; Chicago - $2.26; Wichita, Kan. - $1.85; Albuquerque - $2; Salt Lake City - $2.06; Los Angeles - $2.31.

The Lundberg average closely approximates the $2.052-a-gallon daily average compiled by motorist group AAA, as of Sunday. The AAA average is down more than half from the record $4.114 reported last July 17.