Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are seven cents cheaper this week at $2.610 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
State gas price averages are $2.70 or cheaper across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region; on the week, gas prices are up to six cents less. Heading into the holidays, gas prices are as much as 15-cents cheaper year-over-year in the region.
Energy Information Administration (EIA) data shows that the region has seen gasoline stocks mostly decline since early October. On the week, stocks fell by 1.9 million barrels dropping total levels to 59 million barrels. The drop comes as refinery utilization in the region fell from 93 percent to 85 percent.
This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $2.610
Average price during the week of December 10, 2018 $2.672
Average price during the week of December 18, 2017 $2.774
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$2.567 Altoona
$2.683 Beaver
$2.641 Bradford
$2.723 Brookville
$2.552 Butler
$2.604 Clarion
$2.570 Du Bois
$2.654 Erie
$2.615 Greensburg
$2.656 Indiana
$2.607 Jeannette
$2.622 Kittanning
$2.558 Latrobe
$2.570 Meadville
$2.651 Mercer
$2.391 New Castle
$2.677 New Kensington
$2.644 Pittsburgh
$2.472 Sharon
$2.592 Uniontown
$2.725 Warren
$2.635 Washington
Nationally, gas prices continue to decline to $2.37, which is the lowest price for gas in December since 2016.
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