AAA: Gas Prices Rise in Pennsylvania; National Average Moves Upward
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is two cents higher this week at $2.504 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                  $2.504
Average price during the week of November 9, 2020                                $2.482
Average price during the week of November 18, 2019                              $2.770

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

$2.590      Altoona
$2.596      Beaver
$2.579      Bradford
$2.516      Brookville
$2.419      Butler
$2.496      Clarion
$2.398      DuBois
$2.571      Erie
$2.398      Greensburg
$2.595      Indiana
$2.348      Jeannette
$2.581      Kittanning
$2.513      Latrobe
$2.583      Meadville
$2.581      Mercer
$2.218      New Castle
$2.589      New Kensington
$2.599      Oil City
$2.495      Pittsburgh
$2.521      Sharon
$2.558      Uniontown
$2.599      Warren
$2.252      Washington

Trend Analysis:
Motorists are paying more to fill up than last Monday in nearly 30 states, with most paying just a few pennies more. On the week, South Carolina (+8 cents) saw the largest increase followed by these states who each had a six cent increase: Michigan, New Mexico, Indiana, Delaware, and Minnesota.

With the majority of states seeing increases, the national gas price average pushed a penny more expensive. The overall weekly increases seen across the country are likely a reaction to the latest Energy Information Administration’s report showing increased demand (from 8.3 million b/d to 8.7 million b/d) while supply dwindled by 2.3 million bbl. This could be a short-lived trend, however, as many states are seeing rising COVID-19 case numbers, which could lead to lower demand.

Despite the weekly increase, gas prices remain cheap both compared to last month (-5 cents) and last year (-48 cents).

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate decreased by 99 cents to settle at $40.13. Domestic crude prices decreased at the end of the day due to rising coronavirus infections worldwide.

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

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