Bradford motorists are paying an average of $2.526 a gallon for unleaded, self-serve gasoline this week, according to the American Automobile Association Fuel Gauge Report.
Elsewhere across the region, the average price for gas stands at $2.600 a gallon, a hike of 12 cents from last week, AAA officials said. Nationwide, the average price for gas is $2.35 a gallon. AAA officials said the national average has moved higher for 35 of the past 36 days, largely due to market reactions to last fall’s OPEC deal. Pump prices increased by six cents on the week, by 18 cents per gallon on the month, and are up by 36 cents on the year.
AAA officials said retail averages in the region continued to climb higher throughout the busy holiday travel weekend with drivers paying the highest New Year’s gas prices since 2014. The New Year also brings gas tax increases for drivers in Pennsylvania (an increase of 7.9 cents). Pennsylvania will see rates increase to 58.3 cents per gallon, the highest in the country. In West Virginia, the state gas tax drops to 32.20 cents per gallon and in New York the rate drops to 41.84 cents per gallon.
The following is a list of the average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas: $2.627, Altoona; $2.662, Brookville; $2.617, Clarion; $2.577, DuBois; $2.514, Erie; $2.648, Indiana; $2.616, Kittanning; $2.627, Meadville; $2.619, Pittsburgh; and $2.637, Warren.
