(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Western Pennsylvanians are getting a present at the pump this Christmas season, as AAA East Central’s latest report shows a seven-cent decrease in the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas. This week’s $3.46 average is down from last week’s average of $3.53 by seven cents, and down 34 cents from the average of $3.80 one year ago.

The Butler area matches the regional average of $3.46, with Pittsburgh coming in a few cents higher at $3.50 a gallon. Beaver County is higher still, with an average of $3.54 for an unleaded gallon this week.

Here’s the full numbers from AAA East Central’s report:

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                         $3.456
Average price during the week of December 11, 2023                                      $3.528
Average price during the week of December 19, 2022                                      $3.795

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

$3.286      Altoona
$3.539      Beaver
$3.644      Bradford
$3.407      Brookville
$3.459      Butler
$3.471      Clarion
$3.431      DuBois
$3.388      Erie
$3.511      Greensburg
$3.458      Indiana
$3.485      Jeannette
$3.656      Kittanning
$3.468      Latrobe
$3.339      Meadville
$3.451      Mercer
$3.219      New Castle
$3.466      New Kensington
$3.423      Oil City
$3.496      Pittsburgh
$3.366      Sharon
$3.473      Uniontown
$3.602      Warren
$3.461      Washington