{"id":2249249,"date":"2024-05-21T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increase-slightly\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T06:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:39:36","slug":"gas-prices-increase-slightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increase-slightly\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices rise slightly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-increase-slightly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas\u200b prices\u200d experienced \u200ca slight increase after a period of decline. The current national average for regular gas is $3.598 per gallon, compared to $3.59 on Monday. While prices have dropped \u200brecently, they are still higher than last year&#8217;s average of $3.539 per gallon. Gas prices rose slightly after declining, with the current national \u200caverage for regular gas\u2063 at $3.598 per gallon,\u2063 up from $3.59 on Monday. Although prices have \u200bdecreased recently, they remain higher than last year&#8217;s average \u200cof $3.539 per gallon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gas prices slightly increased from Monday. It\u2019s the first such increase after several consecutive days of prices dropping.<\/p>\n<p>According to AAA, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-imposes-new-fuel-efficiency-regulations-aiming-for-zero-emissions-future\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Imposes New Fuel Efficiency Regulations, Aiming For \u2018Zero-Emissions Future\u2019\">current national average price<\/a> for regular gas is $3.598 per gallon. On Monday, it was $3.59 per gallon. <\/p>\n<p>One week ago, regular gas was $3.612 per gallon. A month ago, it was $3.673 per gallon. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/existing-home-sales-rise-for-first-time-in-six-months-as-mortgage-rates-moderate\/\" title=\"Home sales increase after six-month slump due to lower mortgage rates\">recent downward trend<\/a> in prices, the price of regular gas remains higher today than at this time last year. One year ago, the average cost of regular gasoline was $3.539 per gallon, according to AAA. <\/p>\n<p>California remains the\u00a0state with the highest\u00a0gas prices in the country, with an average price for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-summers-democrat-stimulus-policy-is-overdoing-it\/\" title=\"Larry Summers: Democrat stimulus policy is \u2018overdoing it\u2019\">regular-grade gas<\/a> of $5.188 per gallon. Mississippi\u00a0is the state with\u00a0the least expensive gas, at $3.057 per gallon.\u00a0To view the price of gas in each state, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how gas prices in different states and areas in the mid-Atlantic region compare. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in the nation\u2019s capital is $3.719. This is slightly cheaper than yesterday\u2019s price of $3.721. One week ago, the price was $3.732.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Maryland, a gallon of regular-grade gas is $3.555. This is an increase from Monday\u2019s price of $3.544 per gallon. However, both prices are cheaper than the average price from a week ago, which was $3.571 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Virginia on Tuesday is $3.436. This is an increase from Monday\u2019s average of $3.398 per gallon. Last week, the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas was $3.438, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gas prices in the Keystone State were higher than the national average. The average price of regular-grade gas in Pennsylvania on Tuesday is $3.758 per gallon. This is slightly higher than Monday\u2019s average of $3.741. One week ago, the average price of regular-grade gas was $3.764. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The average price for regular-grade gas in Delaware is $3.449 per gallon, less expensive than the national average. On Monday, the average price was $3.453 per gallon, and last week, it was $3.489 per gallon. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices saw a slight increase from Monday, breaking a streak of consecutive drops. The current national average for regular gas, as per AAA, stands at $3.598 per gallon, up from $3.59 on Monday and $3.612 a week ago. 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