{"id":2299099,"date":"2024-07-18T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreased-prices-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T08:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:27:01","slug":"gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-5\/","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-5%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=2299099&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 article discusses the recent decrease in gas prices across the United States. Gas prices have \u200dbeen\u2062 on a downward\u200b trend for the past few \u2062days, with the national average price for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-the-end-the-holiday-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas Prices: Decrease at the pumps to the end the holiday weekend - Washington Examiner\">regular gas dropping<\/a> to \u200c$3.506. The article highlights the\u200c variation in gas\u200b prices among states, with California having the most expensive gas at $4.719 \u200cand Mississippi the\u2063 cheapest at $2.998 per gallon.\u2064 The article also provides \u2064information on gas prices in Washington, D.C., Virginia,\u200b and Maryland. the article emphasizes the\u2062 fluctuating\u2063 nature of gas \u200bprices and provides insight\u2063 into\u200c the current prices in different states.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-drop-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner-4\/\" title=\"Gas prices continue to drop at the pumps - Washington Examiner\">week ago gas<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-of-the-10-markets-with-the-highest-gasoline-prices-were-run-by-dems-last-year\/\" title=\"9 of the 10 Markets with the Highest Gasoline Prices Were Run by Dems Last Year\">regular gas cost <\/a>.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 have decreased for the fourth consecutive day, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas at $3.506 on Thursday. This is a slight drop from the previous day&#8217;s price of $3.512. The cost of gas has been a hot topic during President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration, with prices cooling off this week. California has the highest gas prices at $4.719 per gallon, while Mississippi has the lowest at $2.998. Prices vary among states, with Washington, D.C. at $3.711, Virginia at $3.446, Maryland at $3.539, Delaware at $3.476, Hawaii at $4.695, and Louisiana at $3.104 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2299100,"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":[5053,9168,32544,16485,32076],"class_list":["post-2299099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-drop","tag-economy","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\/2299099","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=2299099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}