Gas prices are three cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.479 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.479
Average price during the week of Sept. 23, 2024 $3.502
Average price during the week of Oct. 2, 2023 $3.927
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.354 Altoona
$3.508 Beaver
$3.757 Bradford
$3.365 Brookville
$3.513 Butler
$3.374 Clarion
$3.341 DuBois
$3.377 Erie
$3.506 Greensburg
$3.458 Indiana
$3.551 Jeannette
$3.619 Kittanning
$3.481 Latrobe
$3.451 Meadville
$3.618 Mercer
$3.359 New Castle
$3.449 New Kensington
$3.469 Oil City
$3.488 Pittsburgh
$3.313 Sharon
$3.517 Uniontown
$3.759 Warren
$3.380 Washington
Trend Analysis:
The national average for a gallon of gas is up a penny over the past week to $3.21. Hurricane Helene missed the Gulf’s oil production sites and refining centers, so gasoline supply has not been impacted. However, power outages, structural damage, and road flooding will affect local residents’ ability to fuel up as clean-up efforts continue. Today’s national average is 14 cents less than a month ago and 61 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand rose from 8.77 million barrels per day last week to 9.20. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks fell slightly from 221.6 million barrels to 220.1, while gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels daily.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell by 1.87 cents to settle at $69.69 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 4.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 413.0 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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