Bradford motorists are paying an average of $2.479 a gallon at the pump this week for unleaded, self-serve gasoline, according to the American Automobile Association Fuel Gauge Report.
Elsewhere across the region, the average price for gas stands at $2.452 a gallon, a jump of three cents, while the national average is $2.24 a gallon, AAA officials said. National pump prices have risen for 20 of the past 21 days, rising a total of 11 cents during this span. Monday’s average is three cents more than one week ago, nine cents more compared to one month ago and 24 cents more than the same date last year. Prices continue to rise due to market expectations of tighter availability following the announcement of an OPEC deal to cut oil production that is scheduled to start in January 2017.
The following is a list of the average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas: $2.489, Altoona; $2.451, Brookville; $2.355, Clarion; $2.439, DuBois; $2.361, Erie; $2.496, Indiana; $2.485, Meadville; $2.459, Pittsburgh; and $2.495, Warren.
