{"id":2332307,"date":"2024-08-28T06:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-an-increase-at-the-pumps-in-the-middle-of-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T06:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:10:10","slug":"gas-prices-an-increase-at-the-pumps-in-the-middle-of-the-work-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-an-increase-at-the-pumps-in-the-middle-of-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas Prices: An increase at the pumps in the middle of the work week &#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\">34<\/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-an-increase-at-the-pumps-in-the-middle-of-the-work-week-washington-examiner%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=2332307&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 prices experienced a modest increase on Wednesday, rising to an average of \u2064$3.361 per gallon for regular\u2063 gas, \u200bup from $3.35 the previous day. This \u2062shift marks the first increase in\u2063 gas prices in over a \u200dweek, though \u2062the current rate is lower than last\u2064 week&#8217;s $3.398 per gallon and significantly less than the $3.506 average \u2064from a month ago.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Heading into the 2024 presidential election, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gas-prices-could-average-4-per-gallon-nationally-by-late-spring\/\" title=\"Report: Gas Prices Could Average  per Gallon Nationally by Late Spring\">gas prices remain<\/a> a crucial issue. Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee following President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2063 decision not to seek reelection, \u2064will need to address how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-everything-racist-four-everyday-things-the-biden-administration-presents-as-racist\/\" title=\"Is Everything Racist? Four Everyday Things The Biden Administration Presents As \u2018Racist\u2019\">high gas prices<\/a> and energy costs affect the economy and people&#8217;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent\u2064 fluctuations in gas prices in 2024, prices are still \u2063generally higher compared to levels during former President Donald \u2062Trump\u2019s administration. Regional variations are \u200bnotable: in Washington, D.C., the average price\u2063 dropped\u200d slightly to $3.614 per gallon; Maryland saw a minor decrease to $3.285 per gallon; Delaware continues to have the lowest average at $3.186 per gallon; and Virginia&#8217;s price\u2063 increased slightly\u2062 to\u200d $3.231 per gallon. Comparison with previous months and the same time last year reveals a general trend of reduced costs.  <\/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: An increase at the pumps in the middle of the work week<\/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_1739147\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">Gas prices<\/a> jumped on Wednesday, marking the first time there&rsquo;s been a rise in the cost of gas in over a week. The average cost for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.361, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA.<\/a> This was an increase from the price on Tuesday&rsquo;s price for regular gas, which was $3.35.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Wednesday&rsquo;s increase was still less expensive than last week, when it cost $3.398 per gallon for regular gas. It is also less expensive than a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the country was $3.506. <\/p>\n<p>Gas prices remain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continued-to-drop-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices continued to drop over the weekend - Washington Examiner\">vital topic heading<\/a> into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, will have to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s high gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people&rsquo;s finances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices\"><\/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<p>While prices have fluctuated in 2024, they have decreased in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-fleet-of-irs-agents-will-target-middle-class-americans\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: Fleet of IRS Agents Will Target Middle Class Americans\">gas prices remain significantly higher<\/a> than when former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary significantly among states. To see how expensive gas is in each state, click<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> here<\/a>. Here are the gas prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the average price of gas in the country, prices dropped in Washington on Wednesday, continuing a trend established last week, with the exception of a very slight increase yesterday. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Washington in the middle of the week before Labor Day Weekend is $3.614. This was a decrease from yesterday&rsquo;s price of $3.615. Wednesday&rsquo;s price is less expensive than last week when the cost was $3.65 per gallon, and a month ago, when it was $3.698.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Wednesday is $3.285. This was a slight drop from Tuesday&rsquo;s cost when gas was $3.286. It&rsquo;s also less expensive than a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas in Maryland was $3.359 and a month ago when regular gas was $3.482 per gallon. Prices are substantially cheaper today than a year ago, when regular gas in Maryland was $3.732 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Delaware continue to be the lowest in the region on Wednesday with a price of $3.186 per gallon. This dropped from last week, when the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $3.277. Prices are significantly cheaper than a month ago, when residents of the First State were paying $3.387 per gallon for regular gas. A year ago, gas was much more expensive, when a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-lowest-in-months-as-another-day-of-decreases-hit-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Lowest in months as another day of decreases hit the pumps - Washington Examiner\">regular gas cost people<\/a> in the state $3.66.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Virginia is $3.231, a slight increase from Tuesday&rsquo;s cost of $3.225. Despite the increase, a gallon of regular gas in Virginia was cheaper than what it cost last week, when the price was $3.274 per gallon. It&rsquo;s also less expensive than a month ago, when regular gas in Virginia was $3.393. Additionally, prices are cheaper today than a year ago, when regular gas was $3.626 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mississippi<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi reclaimed the honor of having the least expensive gas prices in the country on Wednesday, with a cost of $2.89 per gallon. On Monday, Oklahoma held this distinction, dethroning Mississippi from the honor it held for most of the year of being the state with the cheapest gas prices in the nation. Wednesday&rsquo;s price was a slight drop from Tuesday&rsquo;s cost of $2.893 per gallon and Monday&rsquo;s price of $2.896 per gallon. Oklahoma&rsquo;s pricing meanwhile rose to $2.924. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii remains the state with the most expensive gas in the nation, coming in with an average price for regular gas at $4.664 per gallon on Wednesday. Prices are actually more expensive today in the Aloha State than a week ago, when regular gas was $4.654 per gallon. Yet, a month ago, regular gas was actually cheaper in Hawaii, costing people Hawaiians $4.662 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1739147\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739147\"}});<\/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: Midweek Increase at the Pumps<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, gas prices saw a rise for the first time in over a week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.361, as reported by AAA, up from Tuesday&#8217;s price of $3.35. Despite this increase, current prices are still lower than last week&#8217;s average of $3.398 per gallon and significantly cheaper than a month ago when it was $3.506.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 presidential election approaches, gas prices remain an important issue. With President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2014now the Democratic nominee\u2014will need to outline her plans to tackle high gas prices and energy costs and their impact on the economy and household finances.<\/p>\n<p>While there have been fluctuations in gas prices throughout 2024, they have generally decreased recently but remain higher compared to when former President Donald Trump was in office. Gas prices vary widely across states; click here for state-specific pricing details.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington D.C., unlike national trends, gas prices dropped slightly on Wednesday to an average of $3.614 per gallon from Tuesday&#8217;s $3.615\u2014a decrease from last week&#8217;s price of $3.65 and also lower than a month ago\u2019s average of $3.698.<\/p>\n<p>In Maryland, regular gas averaged $3.285 on Wednesday after falling slightly from Tuesday\u2019s cost of $3.286; this is down from last week\u2019s price of $3.359 and significantly lower than last year\u2019s rate of $3.732 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware continues to offer the lowest regional gas prices at an average of $3.186 per gallon on Wednesday\u2014a drop from last week\u2019s price\u2014and much cheaper compared to both last month ($3.387) and last year ($3.66).<\/p>\n<p>Virginia saw a slight increase in its average regular gasoline price to $3.231 on Wednesday from Tuesday&#8217;s cost but remains below both last week&#8217;s ($3274) and previous month&#8217;s averages ($3392). Prices are also down compared to one year ago when they were at about$3626 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi regained its title as having the lowest gasoline costs nationwide with an average price dropping slightly to$2 .89pergallononWednesday.Oklahoma had briefly held this title earlier in the week with rising costs now averaging$2 .924 .<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii continues as the state with highest fuel expenses , reportinganaverageof$4 .664pergallononWednesday , which is higherthanlastweek($4 .654)butlowerthanamonthago($4 .662)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2332308,"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\/04\/AP24019755875687-1024x769.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32133,9168,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2332307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-current-events","tag-economy","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24019755875687-1024x769.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332307","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=2332307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}