PENNSYLVANIA – Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.52/gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,269 gas outlets in Pennsylvania.
This compares with the national average that has increased 1.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.27/gallon, according to gasoline price Web site GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Pennsylvania during the past week, prices yesterday were 60.2 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 11.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.
The national average has decreased 7.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 57.9 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on Feb. 13 in Pennsylvania have ranged widely over the last five years: $1.92/gallon in 2016, $2.36/gallon in 2015, $3.53/gallon in 2014, $3.72/gallon in 2013 and $3.60/gallon in 2012.
Areas near Pennsylvania and their current gas price climate:
- Harrisburg – $2.44/gallon, down 0.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.45/gallon.
- Hagerstown – $2.33/gallon, down 0.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.33/gallon.
- York – $2.45/gallon, up 0.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.45/gallon.
“The era of falling gasoline prices will likely be coming to an end soon at a gas station near you,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.
“Not to say declines are completely done, but over the next few weeks, we’ll likely see more times when stations are raising their prices then dropping them, thanks to gasoline demand that will soon begin recovering and crude oil imports that will soon reflect OPEC’s lower output. The national average typically rises 35-65 cents from its low price, usually in February through Memorial Day, and there’s no reason to believe the same won’t happen this year, so buckle up,” he said.
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