While gasoline prices in Pennsylvania are still falling, the average in Bradford as of Monday remained close to the same as it has been, at $3.959, according to AAA East Central.
In Brookville, the average was $3.645, in DuBois, $3.672, in Erie, $3,861 and in Warren, $3.962.
Average gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76 per gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Pennsylvania are 23.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 41.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.86 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Pennsylvania was priced at $3.09 per gallon on Sunday while the most expensive was $4.52 per gallon, a difference of $1.43 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 11.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78 per gallon on Monday. The national average is up 0.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 59.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data.
“With gas prices continuing to surge on the West Coast and Great Lakes, the national average saw its second straight weekly rise. But at the same time, areas of the Northeast and Gulf Coast have continued to see declines as the nation experiences sharp differences in trends between regions,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
“Some West Coast states saw prices rise 35 to 55 cents per gallon in the last week as refinery issues continued to impact gasoline supply, which fell to its lowest level in a decade in the region, causing prices to skyrocket,” he continued. “While I’m hopeful there will eventually be relief, prices could go a bit higher before cooling off. In addition, OPEC could decide to cut oil production by a million barrels as the global economy slows down, potentially creating a catalyst that could push gas prices up further.”
According to data from the Energy Information Administration, gas demand increased nationally from 8.32 million barrels per day to 8.83 million barrels per day last week. Total domestic gasoline stocks decreased by 2.4 million barrels to 212.2 million barrels.
