PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are nearly nine cents cheaper this week at $2.525 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Statewide, gasoline is about five cents cheaper in Pennsylvania at $2.54. Nonetheless, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region remains one of the most expensive regions in the country this week.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Bradford is $2.586; in Brookville, $2.577; in DuBois, $2.409; in Erie, $2.495; and in Warren, $2.688.
Nearly 20 percent of states are currently enjoying prices below $2.00 per gallon. Nationally, retail averages have dropped 83 of the past 90 days. The national average for regular unleaded gasoline currently sits at $2.30 per gallon, which is six cents less than one week ago, 24 cents less than one month ago and 16 cents less than at the same time last year.
Heading into 2019, gasoline demand is expected to dwindle during the month of January, an expected change following the busy holiday travel season. At the same time, OPEC will begin production cuts on Jan. 1, with hopes that the shift in global supply will push oil prices higher.
