PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are almost two cents more expensive this week at $2.469 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Pump prices across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states are making small jumps and decreases this week. In Pennsylvania, gasoline is about a cent higher this week at $2.48/gallon.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Bradford was $2.537; in Brookville, $2.572; in DuBois, $2.513; in Erie, $2.456; and in Warren, $2.639.
At a penny more expensive on the week, the national gas price average ($2.25) increased for the first time since October. Despite the increase, the current average is still cheaper month-over-month (-14 cents) and year-over-year (-28 cents).
The price of crude oil has been slowly, but steadily increasing since the beginning of the year, which is starting to push up pump prices.
