Andy Close
Gas prices are one cent lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.582 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.582
Average price during the week of November 15, 2021 $3.594
Average price during the week of November 23, 2020 $2.504
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$3.655 Altoona
$3.551 Beaver
$3.659 Bradford
$3.559 Brookville
$3.567 Butler
$3.646 Clarion
$3.580 DuBois
$3.622 Erie
$3.519 Greensburg
$3.559 Indiana
$3.564 Jeannette
$3.542 Kittanning
$3.558 Latrobe
$3.591 Meadville
$3.667 Mercer
$3.536 New Castle
$3.557 New Kensington
$3.599 Oil City
$3.555 Pittsburgh
$3.499 Sharon
$3.587 Uniontown
$3.656 Warren
$3.562 Washington
Trend Analysis:
After stubbornly staying above $80 a barrel since Labor Day, the price of crude oil tumbled this week into the mid-$70s. Lower crude prices are reflected in today’s national average price for a gallon of gas, down a penny since last week to $3.40. As AAA projects more than 48 million Americans will hit the road this Thanksgiving week, motorists will be paying $1.29 more for a gallon of gas than a year ago and 81 cents more than in 2019.
According to new data from EIA, total domestic gasoline stocks decreased by 700,000 barrels to 212 million barrels last week. Gasoline demand also dropped slightly from 9.26 million barrels per day to 9.24 million barrels per day. The decrease in demand, alongside stocks, has helped to steady pump prices. However, gasoline prices will likely remain elevated as long as oil prices are near or above $75 per barrel.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.
