The average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is getting close to $3.50 a gallon, and there are no signs of slowing down.
Pennsylvania’s average gas cost, according to Triple-A, is now $3.46 a gallon. That represents a five-cent jump over last week at this time and a thirteen cent jump from last month. Last year at this time, the statewide average was $2.48 a gallon. The national average is now at $3.31 a gallon, also a five-cent jump over last week and a thirteen cent increase from this time in September.
Total domestic gas stocks decreased by two million barrels to 223.1 million barrels last week, and gasoline demand also fell from 9.43 million barrels a day to 9.19 million barrels a day. Typically, this means lower gas prices, but crude oil prices continue to be the reason why gas prices continue to increase. The cost of crude is now above $80 a barrel, and unless crude oil prices go down, the price at the pump will remain high.
Indiana County’s gas price average is now $3.44 a gallon. That is the second-lowest average in the region, with Westmoreland and Cambria Counties tied for the lowest at $3.42 a gallon. Armstrong and Clearfield counties are each reporting $3.47 a gallon averages, with Jefferson County’s average now at $3.49 a gallon. The lowest county-wide average in the state is $3.39 a gallon in Union County. Warren county has the highest average at $3.63 a gallon.
Gas prices in Indiana, Clymer and Homer City this morning are at $3.45 a gallon. In Blairsville, gas is a little cheaper at $3.43 a gallon. The highest price for a gallon of gas in our area is the BP station in Shelocta, which is now at $3.49 a gallon.
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