Gas price averages continue to set record highs across the national and statewide stage.
Triple-A reports that the cost of a gallon of regular, unleaded gas in Pennsylvania this morning is $5.07 a gallon, marking a one cent increase since yesterday, a 16 cent increase since last week and an increase of 51 cents over the past month. Last year at this time, Pennsylvania had an average gas price of $3.18 per gallon.
The national average is up nearly two cents from yesterday at an even $5 per gallon. This is a 10 cent increase from a week ago and a 60 cent increase since last month. Last year at this time, gas prices were $3.08, marking a near $1.92 increase over the 12-month period.
Triple-A officials say the rapid increase in gas prices is due to low supply and high demand as the summer driving season approaches. The price of crude oil has also risen due to the aforementioned supply/demand discourse, paired with reduced crude oil demand in China as it emerges from lockdowns.
Indiana County’s average gas price sits in the middle among neighboring counties. The county’s average is nearing $5.05. Neighboring Armstrong County has the highest average in the reason at $5.06. Clearfield and Westmoreland Counties also meet in the middle with averages of $5.04. Cambria and Jefferson County have the lowest averages at $5.02 per gallon.
Gasbuddy.com reports that stations in Indiana, Clymer, Homer City and Blairsville have gas price averages of $4.99 a gallon.
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