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Gas prices are seven cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.637 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report.
Prices in Warren County are around $4.70 per gallon.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 11 cents over the past week to $4.36. This follows a record-setting September at the pump. The monthly average was $4.33, 50 cents higher than the previous September record of $3.83 set in 2023. Crude oil prices have dipped back into the $90 per barrel range, lowering the national average, but overall gas prices remain the highest they've ever been for this time of year.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 8.84 million barrels per day to 8.68 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 206 million barrels to 204.4 million. Gasoline production also decreased from 9.59 million barrels to 9.46 million per day.
At the close of last week's formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $1.04 to settle at $90.42 per barrel. The EIA reports that U.S. crude oil inventories increased 0.9 million barrels to 427.3 million barrels, 2% above the five-year average.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 42 cents.
The nation's top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California (6.39),Hawaii(5.62), Washington (5.48),Nevada(5.48), Oregon (5.04),Alaska(5.03), Idaho (4.95),Utah(4.92), Arizona (4.75),andIllinois(4.66).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Indiana (3.74),Georgia(3.85), Ohio (3.88),Texas(3.91), South Carolina (3.92),Louisiana(3.94), Tennessee (3.94),Mississippi(3.94), Arkansas (3.96),andOklahoma(3.98).