Gas prices continue to fall in summer | Local

Average gasoline prices in Pennsylvania fell 3.8 cents per gallon last week, averaging $3.51 per gallon on Monday, according to a GasBuddy survey of 5,269 Pennsylvania gas stations.

In Pennsylvania, prices are 10.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 36.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy's price reports, the cheapest gas station in Pennsylvania on Sunday cost $2.99/g, while the most expensive cost $4.39/g – a difference of $1.40/g.

The national average price of gasoline fell 6.2 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.30 per gallon on Monday. The national average is down 20.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and is 49.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to data from GasBuddy, compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports from over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

The national average price of diesel fell 3.2 cents last week to $3.67 per gallon, a multi-year low.

Historical gasoline prices in Pennsylvania and the national average for the last 10 years:

• August 26, 2023: $3.87/g (US average: $3.80/g)
• August 26, 2022: $4.14/g ($3.84/g)
• August 26, 2021: $3.27/g ($3.14/g)
• August 26, 2020: $2.50/g ($2.23/g)
• August 26, 2019: $2.70/g ($2.58/g)
• August 26, 2018: $3.03/g ($2.83/g)
• August 26, 2017: $2.54/g ($2.36/g)
• August 26, 2016: $2.32/g ($2.21/g)
• August 26, 2015: $2.56/g ($2.56/g)
• August 26, 2014: $3.45/g ($3.43/g)

Local areas and their current gas prices as of Tuesday, according to GasBuddy:

DuBOIS – $3.63/g, GetGo, North Main Street

BROCKWAY – $3.63/g, Sheetz, Main Street

BROOKVILLE – $3.47/g, GetGo, Allegheny Boulevard

PUNXSUTAWNEY – $3.49/g, Kwik Fill, West Mahoning Street

ST. MARYS – $3.73/g, GetGo, Million Dollar Highway

CLEARFIELD – $3.68/g, Sheetz, Nichols Street

“It seems fitting that the national average has fallen for four weeks in a row to its lowest level since February in the lead-up to Labor Day, giving Americans one last chance to hit the road without gas prices being a factor,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “GasBuddy is currently tracking eight states where average gas prices are already below the $3 per gallon mark, and nearly 20% of gas stations nationwide are selling gas for $2.99 ​​or less. These numbers will look better week by week as we move into fall.”