AAA: Western PA Gas Prices More than 40 Cents Lower than Last Month   

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Gas prices are nine cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.507 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Today’s average in the region is 42 cents lower than a month ago.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                $4.507
Average price during the week of July 25, 2022                                      $4.591
Average price during the week of August 2, 2021                                   $3.305

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

$4.404      Altoona
$4.635      Beaver
$4.573      Bradford
$4.422      Brookville
$4.523      Butler
$4.562      Clarion
$4.477      DuBois
$4.460      Erie
$4.491      Greensburg
$4.504      Indiana
$4.448      Jeannette
$4.511      Kittanning
$4.497      Latrobe
$4.496      Meadville
$4.521      Mercer
$4.441      New Castle
$4.473      New Kensington
$4.499      Oil City
$4.539      Pittsburgh

$4.467      Sharon
$4.600      Uniontown
$4.558      Warren
$4.549      Washington

Trend Analysis:

The national average for a gallon of gas has fallen 14 cents over the past week to $4.21. Today’s average is 63 cents less than a month ago and $1.04 more than a year ago. Additionally, gasoline is now below $4 a gallon at nearly half of the gas stations around the country.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand increased from 8.52 million barrels per day to 9.25 million barrels per day last week. The estimated rate is 80,000 barrels per day lower than last year, but it could slow pump price decreases if the trend holds. Additionally, total domestic gasoline stocks decreased by 3.3 million barrels to 225.1 million barrels, signaling that higher demand reduced inventory last week.

New survey data from AAA finds that drivers are making significant changes to cope with high pump prices. Almost two-thirds (64%) of U.S. adults changed their driving habits or lifestyle since March, with 23% making “major changes.” Drivers’ top three changes to offset high gas prices are driving less, combining errands, and reducing shopping or dining out.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased by $2.20 to settle at $98.62. Crude prices increased last week as market concerns eased about weakening demand this summer and the EIA reported that total domestic crude stocks decreased by 4.5 million barrels to 422.1 million barrels last week.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 71 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members.  News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.


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