PENNSYLVANIA – Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.12 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,269 gas outlets in Pennsylvania.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.99 per gallon, according to gasoline price Web site GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Pennsylvania during the past week, prices yesterday were 21.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 28.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.
The national average has decreased 33.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 27.9 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
“This past weekend, we witnessed the national average declining under $3 per gallon for the first time since Dec. 22, 2010, an impressive feat that seems to have caught many motorists by surprise,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.
“We have two different scenarios for gas prices from here on. If oil prices hold their current $80 level, gas prices nationally may see their decline wind down, only dropping another few cents.
“But if oil prices can drop to $78 or less, we could see the national average decline for several more weeks. It’s hard to tell right now which way the market will go, since oil prices have halted their decline in the last week.”
About GasBuddy
GasBuddy operates PennsylvaniaGasPrices.com and more than 250 similar Web sites that track gasoline prices at more than 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
In addition, GasBuddy offers a free smartphone app, which has been downloaded more than 25 million times to help motorists find the lowest gasoline prices in their area.
