(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, gasoline prices in Western Pennsylvania are down 10 cents this week, averaging about $4.60 per gallon.

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell 18 cents over the past week to $4.32. AAA said crude oil prices declined amid reports of potential peace talks with Iran, though uncertainty surrounding those discussions could lead to higher oil and gasoline prices in the future.

Despite the recent decline, gas prices remain at their highest levels in four years and are expected to stay elevated as the summer driving season gets underway. The national average is seven cents lower than a month ago but $1.18 higher than it was a year ago.

In Beaver County, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is about $4.80, according to the report.

According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various areas:

$4.464      Altoona
$4.799      Beaver
$4.530      Bradford
$4.418      Brookville
$4.700      Butler
$4.556      Clarion
$4.524      DuBois
$4.553      Erie
$4.382      Greensburg
$4.665      Indiana
$4.414      Jeannette
$4.798      Kittanning
$4.459      Latrobe
$4.577      Meadville
$4.640      Mercer
$4.638      New Castle
$4.751      New Kensington
$4.896      Oil City
$4.754      Pittsburgh
$4.306      Sharon
$4.696      Uniontown
$4.557      Warren
$4.680      Washington