Gas prices drop third straight week
Gasoline prices have dropped another 3.8 cents per gallon in Western Pennsylvania. The average price of a gallon of unleaded self-serve this week is $3.039, according to a report Monday from AAA East Central.
This was the third consecutive weekly decrease across the area, totaling 9.7 cents. The new average of $3.039, however, is 29.2 cents above the price of a year ago — $2.747.
Washington’s price dipped a little this week — eight tenths of a cent, from $3.031 to $3.023. The price here is 1.6 cents cheaper then the regional average.
Pennsylvania’s average price dropped four cents to $2.99, as motorists in the commonwealth are paying some of the lowest prices since May. The nationwide average fell three cents to $2.82.
The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region’s gasoline inventories decreased by 2.3 million barrels, due partly to exports. But the region still has 67 million barrels, about an 11 million barrel surplus year-over-year.
Washington’s price is the eighth-lowest average among 22 Western Pennsylvania cities and towns listed by AAA. Altoona ($2.875) has the lowest average. Pittsburgh ($3.106) has the highest.