AAA: Gas Prices Heat Up This Week

Gas prices are two cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.853 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.853
Average price during the week of April 8, 2024 $3.839
Average price during the week of April 17, 2023 $3.822

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

$3.829 Altoona
$3.867 Beaver
$3.897 Bradford
$3.772 Brookville
$3.861 Butler
$3.753 Clarion
$3.838 DuBois
$3.878 Erie
$3.832 Greensburg
$3.889 Indiana
$3.884 Jeannette
$3.848 Kittanning
$3.851 Latrobe
$3.885 Meadville
$3.900 Mercer
$3.754 New Castle
$3.827 New Kensington
**$3.899 Oil City
$3.864 Pittsburgh**
$3.867 Sharon
$3.890 Uniontown
$3.900 Warren
$3.856 Washington

Trend Analysis:
Today’s national average price for regular gasoline is $3.63. This marks an increase of four cents from last week and twenty cents from one month ago. Today’s average is three cents cheaper than last year. Compared to last week, oil prices are a few dollars cheaper, with minor fluctuations.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

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