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

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 12 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.70 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

The national average for a gallon of regular gas decreased six cents from last week at $4.29, even though crude oil prices are up to an amount of around $100 per barrel.

The national average for gas has stayed above the amount of $4 per gallon since late July and is presently more than a dollar higher than it was at this time last year.

The fall months typically bring gas prices that are lower, but volatility that is in the oil market has led to seasonal record highs this year. 

The report also states that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Beaver County is about $4.77.

According to 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:

$4.482      Altoona
$4.765      Beaver
$4.553      Bradford
$4.509      Brookville
$4.753      Butler
$4.729      Clarion
$4.596      DuBois
$4.741      Erie
$4.747      Greensburg
$4.689      Indiana
$4.791      Jeannette
$4.740      Kittanning
$4.796      Latrobe
$4.788      Meadville
$4.767      Mercer
$4.658      New Castle
$4.702      New Kensington
$4.785      Oil City
$4.750      Pittsburgh
$4.524      Sharon
$4.713      Uniontown
$4.766      Warren
$4.721      Washington