The average gas price in the United States and in Pennsylvania continues to decline slightly.
The national average is now $4.98 a gallon, a drop of two cents from Friday and a two-cent drop from last week. It still represents a 42-cent increase from last month at this time. Gas prices last year at this time were $3.07 a gallon. For Pennsylvania, the average took a similar dip at $5.03 a gallon. That is a penny less than yesterday, and three cents lower from last week. It is 29 cents higher than last month.
Indiana County’s average went down slightly as well to $5.02 a gallon, down a penny from yesterday. That ties it with Jefferson County. The lowest average in our region is Cambria County at $4.99 a gallon. Westmoreland County is the next highest at $5.01. Then it’s Indiana and Jefferson Counties followed by Clearfield County at $5.03 and Armstrong County at $5.05 a gallon.
Pike County has the highest county-wide average in the state at $5.20 a gallon. Montour County has the lowest at $4.96 a gallon.
Gasbuddy.com reports that prices remained virtually the same in Indiana County. The highest reported price is $5.09 a gallon at the BP station in Shelocta. All other stations are checking in at $4.99 a gallon.
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