PENNSYLVANIA – Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.64/gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,269 gas outlets in Pennsylvania.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.38/gallon, according to gasoline price Web site GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Pennsylvania during the past week, prices yesterday were 26.0 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 14.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.
The national average has increased 5.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 15.9 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on May 1 in Pennsylvania have ranged widely over the last five years: $2.38/gallon in 2016, $2.75/gallon in 2015, $3.77/gallon in 2014, $3.45/gallon in 2013 and $3.85/gallon in 2012.
Areas near Pennsylvania and their current gas price climate:
- Harrisburg – $2.56/gallon, down 2.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.58/gallon.
- Hagerstown – $2.38/gallon, up 0.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.37/gallon.
- York – $2.44/gallon, down 13.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.58/gallon.
“An oversupply of gasoline as refiners ramp up production will continue to exert downward pressure on prices at the pumps. The national average gasoline price of $2.35 per gallon is a mere 14 cents higher than a year ago, down from a gap of nearly 40 cents just months ago,” said Dan McTeague, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst.
“The expected bump in fuel demand doesn’t seem to be coming, leaving refineries with a lot of inventory that has yet to find a market. Gas prices appear poised to drop yet again this week.”
For LIVE fuel price averages, visit http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.