Feeling the pinch at the pump? Gas prices in Pittsburgh float close to $4 per gallon, but the national average dropped slightly.
Average gas prices in Pittsburgh were at $3.92 Monday afternoon, according to AAA price reports. Several gas stations in Pittsburgh climb slightly higher, advertising prices of $3.99, GasBuddy price maps show.
The national average for a gallon of gas sits at $3.84, after dropping four cents over the past week.
Last week, the nation saw its highest average gas prices for the entire year. Ideally, that would be the peak of high gas prices this year as the cold weather begins to set in.
AAA says the slight drop in prices on a national level can be attributed to many gas stations beginning the switch to winter blend gasoline, which is less expensive.
However, the lower cost transition is hampered by high oil prices, which AAA says is currently at about $90 per barrel. AAA adds that higher consumer demand and slightly shorter supply are other contributors to current prices.
According to Macrotrends, the price for oil is roughly 10% higher than it was at this time last year. Sept. 2022 saw an average price of $82 for a barrel of oil.
AAA says new data from the Energy Information Administration shows demand rose from 8.31 to 8.41 million barrels per day last week, and domestic gasoline stocks dropped from 220.3 to 219.5 million barrels.
Many municipalities across the Pittsburgh region had a national average gas price of at least $3.84 per gallon as of Monday afternoon. Most saw an average over $3.92.
Average gas prices in various areas, according to AAA:
$3.953 Altoona
$3.912 Beaver
$3.885 Bradford
$3.890 Brookville
$3.956 Butler
$3.930 Clarion
$3.940 DuBois
$3.972 Erie
$3.926 Greensburg
$3.987 Indiana
$3.956 Jeannette
$3.943 Kittanning
$3.954 Latrobe
$3.947 Meadville
$3.999 Mercer
$3.844 New Castle
$3.941 New Kensington
$3.999 Oil City
$3.925 Pittsburgh
$3.922 Sharon
$3.946 Uniontown
$3.999 Warren
$3.931 Washington
Pennsylvania gas prices as a whole are currently looking at an average of $3.91, according to AAA’s state-by-state price reports.
First Published: September 25, 2023, 8:24 p.m.
Updated: September 26, 2023, 4:43 p.m.
