According to the week’s Triple-A East Central Gas Price report The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania held steady this week at $2.79 per gallon. With an eight-cent jump on the week, at $2.62, the national average continues to trend more expensive since mid-February. Increasing demand and tightening gasoline stocks have been helping to drive prices upward, and with spring around the corner, motorists could see prices increase further in the weeks ahead as demand continues to increase. The price a year ago in Western Pennsylvania was 2.77.