Drivers are happy to see that gas prices are slowly starting to come back down, but they haven’t forgotten that the price of gas is still way above the prices of just a year ago.

Prices at the gas pump declined again, falling another 12 cents nationally since last week to $4.67. The dip in the national average for a gallon of gas occurred despite a slight rise in demand, likely due to robust July 4th holiday automobile travel. AAA forecasted that 42 million people would hit the roads for the holiday weekend, a new record.

The lack of our own energy independence and the tensions between Russia and Ukraine aren’t helping fuel prices or rising inflation in the U.S. The national average jumped up to $3.53 on Tuesday.