This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                          $3.623
Average price during the week of November 20, 2023                                      $3.676
Average price during the week of November 28, 2022                                      $3.996

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$3.558      Altoona
$3.739      Beaver
$3.750      Bradford
$3.501      Brookville
$3.648      Butler
$3.717      Clarion
$3.570      DuBois
$3.523      Erie
$3.688      Greensburg
$3.605      Indiana
$3.634      Jeannette
$3.707      Kittanning
$3.648      Latrobe
$3.432      Meadville
$3.786      Mercer
$3.392      New Castle
$3.619      New Kensington
$3.596      Oil City
$3.654      Pittsburgh
$3.527      Sharon
$3.639      Uniontown
$3.762      Warren
$3.595      Washington

Trend Analysis: 

Immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday, the national average for a gallon of gas continues to fall. Since last week, pump prices have decreased five cents to $3.25.  Over the last two months, the national average has either fallen or remained flat with eleven states now having averages below $3 per gallon. Today’s national average is 26 cents less than a month ago and 30 cents less than a year ago.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate decreased by $1.56 to settle at $75.54. Oil prices fell due to the perceived easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East after the release of some hostages in Gaza. This comes ahead of Thursday’s OPEC+ meeting to decide on production cuts for 2024.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

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