Gas prices are two cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.838 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                          $3.838
Average price during the week of September 5, 2023                                       $3.852
Average price during the week of September 12, 2022                                     $3.984

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$3.892      Altoona
$3.729      Beaver
$3.758      Bradford
$3.742      Brookville
$3.932      Butler
$3.888      Clarion
$3.853      DuBois
$3.955      Erie
$3.847      Greensburg
$3.894      Indiana
$3.870      Jeannette
$3.872      Kittanning
$3.897      Latrobe
$3.620      Meadville
$3.996      Mercer
$3.647      New Castle
$3.859      New Kensington
$3.991      Oil City
$3.837      Pittsburgh
$3.611      Sharon
$3.796      Uniontown
$3.999      Warren
$3.778      Washington

Trend Analysis:

The national average for a gallon of gas is up two cents over the past week to $3.83. The increase comes after a recent uptick in the price of oil, the primary ingredient in gasoline. Today’s national average is a penny less than a month ago but 12 cents more than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand increased from 9.07 to 9.32 million barrels per day last week. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks dropped from 217.4 to 214.7 million barrels.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose by 85 cents to settle at $87.54. The price of oil has increased amid news that Saudi Arabia plans to continue its voluntary 1 million barrels per day production cut through the end of the year. Additionally, the EIA reported that total domestic commercial crude inventories decreased significantly from 422.9 to 416.6 million barrels.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.