Gas prices are a penny lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.503 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.503
Average price during the week of Jan. 27, 2025 $3.512
Average price during the week of Jan. 29, 2024 $3.393
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.521 Altoona
$3.499 Beaver
$3.586 Bradford
$3.367 Brookville
$3.490 Butler
$3.382 Clarion
$3.475 DuBois
$3.478 Erie
$3.489 Greensburg
$3.581 Indiana
$3.548 Jeannette
$3.543 Kittanning
$3.516 Latrobe
$3.496 Meadville
$3.568 Mercer
$3.394 New Castle
$3.522 New Kensington
$3.584 Oil City
$3.527 Pittsburgh
$3.390 Sharon
$3.549 Uniontown
$3.598 Warren
$3.457 Washington
Trend Analysis:
Easing oil costs and tepid domestic demand helped lower pump prices by three cents to $3.09 over the past week. Today’s national average is three cents more than a month ago and six cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.08 million barrels per day last week to 8.30. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks rose from 245.9 million barrels to 248.9, while gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels daily.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $1.15 to settle at $72.62 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 3.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 415.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% 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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