PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania dropped by a penny this week to $2.774 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Four states across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region are paying some of the most expensive gasoline in the country; Pennsylvania ($2.71), Washington, D.C. ($2.68), Connecticut ($2.65), and New York ($2.63).

Still, gas prices decreased on the week across the region. Building by 750,000 barrels, gasoline inventories increased for a fifth consecutive week and register at 59 million barrels, which is the highest level in four months.  

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Bradford was $2.795; in Brookville, $2.732; in DuBois, $2.773; and in Warren, $2.811.

On the week, the national average dropped three cents to $2.43 — 12 cents cheaper than one month ago, but 20 cents more per gallon than this time last year.