Gas prices in Butler continued to inch upward over the past week, according to AAA’s weekly gas price report.
The average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve gas in Butler this week is $2.73, which is an increase over last week of one cent.
As for western Pennsylvania as a whole, prices are averaging $2.79 per gallon, with a high of $2.86 in Kittanning and a low of $2.68 in New Castle, according to AAA.
The national price of gas jumped another eight cents since last week to $2.62, which comes out to nearly a quarter more expensive than last month.
With the weather warming up, demand is expected to increase with prices expected to follow suit.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$2.770 Altoona
$2.744 Beaver
$2.855 Bradford
$2.783 Brookville
$2.733 Butler
$2.848 Clarion
$2.785 Du Bois
$2.835 Erie
$2.757 Greensburg
$2.859 Indiana
$2.849 Jeannette
$2.865 Kittanning
$2.740 Latrobe
$2.850 Meadville
$2.864 Mercer
$2.678 New Castle
$2.791 New Kensington
$2.783 Pittsburgh
$2.732 Sharon
$2.721 Uniontown
$2.854 Warren
$2.716 Washington
