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 a nickel over the past week to settle at $4.26 per gallon.
The average gas price across western Pennsylvania as a whole dropped by six cents during that same time to arrive at $4.25. The most affordable average price for gas in the area can be found in Brookville at $4.09, while the most expensive is $4.35 in Beaver.
The average national gas price decreased by a nickel over the past week to reach $3.90 which is over a dollar less than mid-June but still 74 cents more than a year ago. The demand for gas rose slightly last week which is about the same as one year ago. The price of crude oil mostly remained the same last week due to lower demand for housing.