Gas prices increase in Western Pennsylvania this week by thirteen cents, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Gas prices are thirteen cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at around $3.44 a gallon, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report. The report states that last week in Western Pennsylvania, the average price was around $3.31 for a gallon of gas, while a year ago, the price was nine cents higher at around $3.53. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for an unleaded gallon of gas here in Beaver County is about $3.33. 

According to the report, here are prices this week for an unleaded gallon of gas in certain areas in Pennsylvania:

$3.468      Altoona
$3.325      Beaver
$3.719      Bradford
$3.402      Brookville
$3.442      Butler
$3.367      Clarion
$3.452      DuBois
$3.446      Erie
$3.451      Greensburg
$3.452      Indiana
$3.379      Jeannette
$3.475      Kittanning
$3.355      Latrobe
$3.486      Meadville
$3.456      Mercer
$3.307      New Castle
$3.424      New Kensington
$3.487      Oil City
$3.399      Pittsburgh

$3.343      Sharon
$3.432      Uniontown
$3.699      Warren
$3.310      Washington