{"id":2299084,"date":"2024-07-18T08:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreased-prices-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T08:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:10:54","slug":"gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices continue to drop at the pumps &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-4%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=2299084&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>The \u2064article discusses the recent decrease in gas prices \u200cin the United States, with Thursday marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-soar-to-record-high-for-fourth-consecutive-day\/\" title=\"Gas Prices Soar to Record High for Fourth Consecutive Day\">fourth consecutive day<\/a> of lower prices at the pumps.\u2064 The national\u2062 average for a gallon \u2064of regular gas was \u2062$3.506 on Thursday, down from $3.512 the previous day. The article highlights the variations in gas prices among different states, with California having the most expensive gas\u2063 at $4.719 and \u200dMississippi the lowest at $2.998. The article also provides information on \u200dgas prices in Washington, \u2064D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: Another day of decreased prices at the pumps<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1664186\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> dropped again Thursday, marking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"Gas prices continue to drop at the pumps - Washington Examiner\">fourth consecutive weekday<\/a> of decreases at the pumps.<\/p>\n<p>The price of gas continues to be a much-discussed topic during President Joe Biden&rsquo;s time in office. Prices have cooled this week, as the country has experienced several straight days of decreasing prices for gas. On Thursday, the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.506, a slight decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s price of $3.512.<\/p>\n<p>A week ago, the price was $3.544 per gallon 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 gasoline<\/a>. A month ago, the price was $3.440. A year ago, the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $3.563.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On Thursday, California<\/a> had the country&rsquo;s most expensive gas, at $4.719, a slight decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s cost of $4.735. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mississippi<\/a> had the lowest price, at $2.998 a gallon for regular gas on Thursday, a very slight decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s price of $2.999 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary significantly among states. To see how expensive gas is in each state,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the gas prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices May 24\"><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a> was $3.711. That is a slight increase from the day before in the nation&rsquo;s capital, when gas was $3.706. A week ago, regular gas was also $3.709 per gallon. A month ago, it cost people in the district $3.667 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Virginia on Thursday is $3.446. This was a decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s average price of $3.454 per gallon. Also, prices are less expensive now than a week ago, when regular-grade gas was $3.477 per gallon. A month ago in Virginia, it was $3.35. Last year, a gallon of regular gas was $3.415.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Thursday was $3.539. It is a decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s price of $3.551. A week ago, the price for regular gas was $3.631 per gallon. A month ago, people in Maryland paid $3.572 for a gallon of regular gas. Prices in Maryland are more expensive than this time last year, when a gallon of regular gas cost Marylanders $3.549.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Thursday was $3.476, a slight decrease from Tuesday&rsquo;s price of $3.485. A week ago, the price for regular gas was $3.553 per gallon. A month ago, people in the First State were paying $3.499 for a gallon of regular gas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii is the state with the second most expensive gas prices in the country. On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Hawaii is $4.695. This price is now only slightly below California. It also is slightly more expensive than Wednesday&rsquo;s price of $4.694. A week ago gas was $4.688 per gallon. A month ago, gas was $4.736 per gallon. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Louisiana<\/h2>\n<p>Whereas Hawaii is the second most expensive state for gas prices in the country, Louisiana is the state with the second least expensive prices. On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state was $3.104. This was a slight decrease from Wednesday&rsquo;s price when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.108 per gallon. A week ago, gas cost $3.118 per gallon. These are all more expensive than a month ago when the price was $3.003 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1664186\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1664186\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices continued to decrease for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.506. This trend of decreasing prices has been ongoing for several days, with California having the highest gas prices at $4.719 and Mississippi having the lowest at $2.998. Prices vary significantly among states, with Washington, D.C. seeing an average price of $3.711, Virginia at $3.446, Maryland at $3.539, Delaware at $3.476, Hawaii at $4.695, and Louisiana at $3.104<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2299085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5053,32544,16485,32076],"class_list":["post-2299084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-drop","tag-gas-prices","tag-pumps","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}