Gas prices dropped once again both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week.
According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve gas in Butler, as of Monday, dropped by two cents over the past week to settle at $4.24 per gallon.
The average gas price across western Pennsylvania as a whole dropped by six cents during that same time to arrive at $4.19. The most affordable average price for gas in the area can be found in Brookville at $4.01, while the most expensive is $4.27 in Uniontown.
The average national gas price decreased by a nickel over the past week to reach $3.85 which is $1.16 less than mid-June but still 71 cents more than a year ago. The price of crude oil rose slightly last week but low demand is fueling the decrease in the price of gas for the longest consecutive stretch since 2018.