Gas prices are nine cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.462 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
With Spring Break in full swing, drivers are paying more at the pump compared to last week. The national average for a gallon of gas has risen 4 cents over the past week to $3.16. Gas prices typically begin rising this time of year and reach their peak during the summer. However, the national average remains 37 cents lower than last year, mainly due to tepid gasoline demand and the price of crude oil. The national average per kilowatt-hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remained unchanged this past week at 34 cents.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.81 barrels per day last week to 8.64. The total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 240.6 million barrels to 239.1. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 65 cents to settle at $69.65 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 3.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 433.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.462 | $3.374 | $3.735 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.473 Altoona
$3.510 Beaver
$3.561 Bradford
$3.457 Brookville
$3.485 Butler
$3.346 Clarion
$3.440 DuBois
$3.461 Erie
$3.448 Greensburg
$3.430 Indiana
$3.431 Jeannette
$3.497 Kittanning
$3.486 Latrobe
$3.491 Meadville
$3.437 Mercer
$3.393 New Castle
$3.453 New Kensington
$3.481 Oil City
$3.477 Pittsburgh
$3.372 Sharon
$3.487 Uniontown
$3.521 Warren
$3.483 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.66), Hawaii ($4.52), Washington ($4.13), Nevada ($3.77), Oregon ($3.76), Illinois ($3.44), Alaska ($3.40), Arizona ($3.33), Idaho ($3.32), and Pennsylvania ($3.25).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Oklahoma ($2.72), Louisiana ($2.75), Texas ($2.76), Alabama ($2.77), Tennessee ($2.81), South Carolina ($2.81), Kentucky ($2.82), Kansas ($2.83), and Arkansas ($2.83).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (46 cents), Montana (44 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Alaska (41 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), New Hampshire (40 cents), and Louisiana (39 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Nebraska (26 cents), Iowa (26 cents), North Dakota (26 cents), Delaware (27 cents), Michigan (29 cents), Texas (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), and Washington, DC (30 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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