{"id":2337021,"date":"2024-09-05T06:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T06:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:24:16","slug":"gas-prices-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Another day of decreases 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=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-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=2337021&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 across the United States have seen \u2064a decrease, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gas \u200ccurrently at $3.308, down from $3.317 the previous day and significantly lower than prices from one \u200cmonth ago, which were at $3.472\u200d per gallon. As prices continue\u200c to drop, ten states have reported\u2062 averages below $3 per gallon. This trend is particularly relevant as the nation approaches the 2024 \u2064presidential election, with Democratic nominee\u200c Kamala Harris needing to address\u2062 these economic concerns, particularly in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-rises-to-2-2-in-september-in-producer-price-index-driven-by-energy-costs\/\" title=\"September&#039;s producer price index saw a 2.2% increase in inflation, primarily due to surging energy expenses.\">rising energy \u200bcosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In specific regions, Virginia\u2019s average is $3.174, Maryland&#8217;s is $3.237, and Delaware has \u2062the lowest in the area at $3.160. All these prices have seen decreases compared to both last week and last month, reflecting a broader \u200bnational trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-secy-jean-pierre-brags-about-falling-gas-prices\/\" title=\"White House press Secy. Jean-Pierre  brags about falling gas prices\">declining gas prices<\/a> after fluctuating amounts throughout this\u200c year.  <\/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 decreases 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_1746414\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> continued to fall across the nation on Thursday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas coming in at $3.308, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA.<\/a> This was a decrease from yesterday&rsquo;s price of $3.317 per gallon. It&rsquo;s also cheaper today than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.361 per gallon, and a month ago, when it cost $3.472 for a gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Moreover, the effects of plummeting gas prices have been felt throughout the country, as there are now ten states where the average price for regular gas is below $3 per gallon.<\/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>Gas prices remain an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-a-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-start-august-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: A decrease at the pumps to start August - Washington Examiner\">important issue 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<p>While prices have fluctuated in 2024, they have decreased in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-brace-for-most-expensive-thanksgiving-gas-prices-ever\/\" title=\"Americans Brace for Most Expensive Thanksgiving Gas Prices Ever\"><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> 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 the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a> on Thursday is $3.174 per gallon. Virginia&rsquo;s gas prices have followed the nation&rsquo;s trend of falling prices as today&rsquo;s price is more affordable than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.227 per gallon. Gas prices in the state are also less expensive than a month ago, when it cost $3.32 for a gallon of regular.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland<\/a>, gas prices fell to $3.237 on Thursday. This was a slight decrease from a week ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.285. Like other states in the region, falling gas prices have been a recent trend in Maryland, starting nearly a month ago, when the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $3.399.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Thursday is $3.160, the lowest in the region. This slightly dropped from Wednesday&rsquo;s price of $3.165 per gallon. In Delaware, like the states mentioned above, gas prices have decreased compared to a week ago, when the cost was $3.183 per gallon. Furthermore, gas prices in the First State today are lower than a month ago when they cost $3.293 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>And last but certainly not least are the gas prices in Washington, D.C., where the average cost for a gallon of regular gas on Thursday is $3.556. This price is the highest in the region and much higher than the national average of $3.308 per gallon. Nevertheless, gas prices have fallen in the nation&rsquo;s capital, with Thursday&rsquo;s price being less expensive than what it was on Wednesday, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.574. A week ago in D.C., a gallon of regular gas was $3.603, and a month ago, it was $3.688.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>Like Wednesday, gas prices increased again on Thursday in Hawaii, with the average price for regular gas now at $4.66 per gallon. This is higher than a week ago when the average price for regular gas in the Aloha State was $4.654 per gallon. However, gas prices are lower in Hawaii today than a month ago when regular gas was $4.667 per gallon. Suffice it to say that the state&rsquo;s gas price has held steady between the $4.60 to $4.70 price range for the last several weeks.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mississippi<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi had the least expensive regular gas prices in the country on Thursday, at $2.839 per gallon. Like many states throughout the nation, this price was a decrease from last week, when a gallon of regular was $2.886 in Mississippi. A month ago, gas prices were slightly higher, but still the cheapest in the nation, at $2.953 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_1746414\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1746414\"}});<\/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 Decline at the Pumps<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices saw another drop nationwide on Thursday, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gas reported at $3.308 by AAA. This marks a decrease from Wednesday&#8217;s price of $3.317 per gallon and is also lower than last week&#8217;s average of $3.361 and last month&#8217;s price of $3.472 per gallon. The decline in gas prices has been widespread, with ten states now reporting average prices below $3 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the 2024 presidential election, gas prices remain a significant concern. With President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2014now the Democratic nominee\u2014will need to outline her plans for tackling high gas and energy costs and their impact on the economy and household finances. Although there have been fluctuations in 2024, recent weeks have seen a downward trend in prices; however, they still exceed levels from Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary considerably across states; click here to see how each state compares.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some current gas prices around the nation&#8217;s capital:<\/p>\n<p>Virginia: The average price for regular gas in Virginia is currently $3.174 per gallon, down from last week&#8217;s price of $3.227.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland: In Maryland, regular gas costs an average of $3.237 today\u2014a slight decrease from last week\u2019s price of $3.285.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware: Delaware boasts the lowest regional price at an average of $3.160 per gallon on Thursday, down slightly from Wednesday&#8217;s rate of $3.165.<\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C.: In contrast, Washington D.C.&#8217;s average cost stands at $3.556 per gallon\u2014the highest in the region but lower than Wednesday&#8217;s figure of $3.574.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii: Gas prices rose again in Hawaii to an average of $4.66 per gallon on Thursday; however, this is still lower than last month\u2019s rate when it was priced at approximately $4.667.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi: Mississippi continues to offer the cheapest regular gas nationwide at just $2.839 per gallon\u2014a decrease from last week\u2019s price of about $2.886 and slightly higher than a month ago when it was around$2 .953<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2337022,"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":[40151,37295,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2337021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-updates","tag-energy-news","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\/2337021","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=2337021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}