Average gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have risen by 3.1 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $3.59 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,269 stations across the state. This marks a 9.6 cent decrease from a month ago and a 31.1 cent drop compared to the same time last year.
Nationwide, diesel prices have fallen by 3.4 cents in the past week, averaging $3.72 per gallon. This is the lowest level since January 2022, over 900 days ago.
In Pennsylvania, GasBuddy reports the cheapest gas station at $3.09 per gallon, while the most expensive is $4.39 per gallon, resulting in a $1.30 per gallon price difference.
The national average price for gasoline has decreased by 3.2 cents in the last week, averaging $3.41 per gallon on Monday. This is 11.6 cents lower than a month ago and 42.5 cents lower than a year ago. The data is based on over 11 million weekly price reports from more than 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Historical gasoline prices over the past decade are as follows:
Aug. 12, 2023: $3.90/g (U.S. Average: $3.83/g)
Aug. 12, 2022: $4.29/g (U.S. Average: $3.94/g)
Aug. 12, 2021: $3.27/g (U.S. Average: $3.18/g)
Aug. 12, 2020: $2.43/g (U.S. Average: $2.18/g)
Aug. 12, 2019: $2.80/g (U.S. Average: $2.64/g)
Aug. 12, 2018: $3.05/g (U.S. Average: $2.85/g)
Aug. 12, 2017: $2.55/g (U.S. Average: $2.35/g)
Aug. 12, 2016: $2.21/g (U.S. Average: $2.12/g)
Aug. 12, 2015: $2.64/g (U.S. Average: $2.59/g)
Aug. 12, 2014: $3.54/g (U.S. Average: $3.47/g)
Current gas prices in neighboring areas:
Harrisburg: $3.56/g, up 2.3 cents from last week’s $3.54/g.
Hagerstown: $3.39/g, up 1.3 cents from last week’s $3.38/g.
York: $3.67/g, up 1.6 cents from last week’s $3.65/g.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, commented, “As the summer driving season winds down, gasoline prices are generally declining across the country due to lower demand. Diesel fuel prices have also dropped to their lowest level since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
De Haan added, “Unless a major hurricane disrupts refineries in the Gulf region, we could see prices continue to drop this week, potentially reaching their lowest point of the summer. However, better-than-expected economic data might cause a brief increase in prices. Some states might experience routine price fluctuations, especially in the Great Lakes and Florida, but overall prices remain lower compared to a year ago.”
GasBuddy is a leading authority on gas prices and provides station-level data through updates made 288 times daily from a broad range of sources, covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide.