Gas prices are a penny higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.543 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.543
Average price during the week of Feb. 10, 2025 $3.534
Average price during the week of Feb. 19, 2024 $3.655
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.565 Altoona
$3.576 Beaver
$3.599 Bradford
$3.388 Brookville
$3.578 Butler
$3.471 Clarion
$3.503 DuBois
$3.567 Erie
$3.549 Greensburg
$3.585 Indiana
$3.564 Jeannette
$3.556 Kittanning
$3.564 Latrobe
$3.585 Meadville
$3.577 Mercer
$3.428 New Castle
$3.556 New Kensington
$3.599 Oil City
$3.547 Pittsburgh
$3.399 Sharon
$3.587 Uniontown
$3.599 Warren
$3.562 Washington
Trend Analysis:
As spring approaches, refineries are beginning their transition to producing summer blend fuel, which often results in higher gas prices. Today’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.16, about five cents more than a month ago and 12 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.32 million barrels per day last week to 8.57. Total domestic gasoline supply dropped from 251.1 million barrels to 248.1, while gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.3 million barrels daily.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.95 to settle at $71.37 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 4.1 million barrels from the previous week. At 427.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% 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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