PITTSBURGH — 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.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Bradford is $2.641; in Brookville, $2.723; in DuBois, $2.570; in Erie, $2.645; and in Warren, $2.725.
At $2.37, the national gas price average continues to drive toward the cheapest pump prices seen during the month of December since 2016, which is welcome news for the millions of Americans expected to begin holiday travel later this week.
The national average is a nickel less than last week, 26-cents less than last month and six-cents less than a year ago. With gasoline production on the high side — 10 million barrels per day — amid low demand, motorists can expect gas prices to continue declining through year-end.
