Gas prices are two cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.737 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.737
Average price during the week of August 12, 2024 $3.759
Average price during the week of August 21, 2023 $3.875
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.541 Altoona
$3.827 Beaver
$3.785 Bradford
$3.566 Brookville
$3.770 Butler
$3.594 Clarion
$3.784 DuBois
$3.758 Erie
$3.777 Greensburg
$3.758 Indiana
$3.767 Jeannette
$3.776 Kittanning
$3.782 Latrobe
$3.735 Meadville
$3.793 Mercer
$3.680 New Castle
$3.692 New Kensington
$3.778 Oil City
$3.756 Pittsburgh
$3.679 Sharon
$3.788 Uniontown
$3.799 Warren
$3.758 Washington
Trend Analysis:
The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped three cents over the past week to $3.41. Today’s national average is nine cents less than a month ago and 45 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand edged higher last week from 8.96 million barrels per day to 9.04. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks fell from 225.1 to 222.2 million barrels. Gasoline production decreased slightly last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell by $1.37 to settle at $76.98 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 430.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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