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Western Pennsylvania Gas Prices Inch Downward, National Average Steadily Declining

Pennsylvania, Gas Prices
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Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania down by almost two cents at $3.098 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. 

All motorists in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are paying one to five cents less this week to fill-up.  Statewide, Pennsylvania gas prices are about two cents less on the week ($3.04).  With a 800,000 barrel draw, regional gasoline inventory levels now sit at 63.2 million - the lowest levels reported in the region by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) since early May.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average: $3.098
Average price during the week of August 13, 2018: $3.113
Average price during the week of August 21, 2017:  $2.588

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

$3.030      Altoona
$3.100      Beaver
$3.146      Bradford
$3.095      Brookville
$3.157      Butler
$3.052      Clarion
$2.976      Du Bois
$3.100      Erie
$3.158      Greensburg
$3.098      Indiana
$3.210      Jeannette
$3.203      Kittanning
$3.139      Latrobe
$3.033      Meadville
$3.086      Mercer
$3.084      New Castle
$3.058      New Kensington
$3.134      Pittsburgh
$3.032      Sharon
$3.054      Uniontown
$3.138      Warren
$3.082      Washington


On the National Front 
As summer slows to an end and consumer demand weans, gas prices across the country are becoming less expensive.  Today’s national gas price average is $2.84, which is three cents less than at the beginning of the month.  Except for a handful of states, most motorists are seeing slow-but-steady pump price drops during the last few weeks.  Barring any uncommon influences, the national average is expected to keep moving lower, especially with the switchover to cheaper winter-blend gasoline in September.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate increased 45 cents to settle at $65.91.  Oil prices ended the week with slight gains due to a softening dollar, after tumbling midweek following new data from the EIA that showed domestic crude oil inventories grew by 6.8 million barrels last week.

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

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 80 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members.  News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

For More Information, Contact:
Jim Garrity, Public & Community Relations Manager
Desk: 412-365-7274 / Cell: 412-905-9021 / Email: Garrity.James@aaaec.com

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