{"id":2338544,"date":"2024-09-09T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T07:35:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:35:49","slug":"gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: More decreases at the pumps to start 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\">30<\/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-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-start-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=2338544&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 in the United States continue to \u2063decline, with the national average for a gallon of \u2062<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 $3.270, the lowest since winter. This\u2063 represents a decrease of nearly three cents from Friday&#8217;s price of $3.296 and is\u200c lower than prices from a week and a month ago. Eleven \u2064states currently report average prices below $3 per \u200bgallon, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. <\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe country approaches \u200cthe 2024 presidential election, gas prices are a significant issue. With President Joe Biden not seeking reelection, Democratic nominee \u2062Kamala Harris will need \u200dto address \u200dthe impact of rising gas \u2063and energy costs on the economy and American households. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>In the surrounding regions, gas prices have also fallen. Maryland averages $3.183; Virginia sees $3.127; and Delaware reports the lowest\u200b price in the Delmarva region at $3.099. However, Washington, D.C. experiences\u200c a rise to \u200b$3.526, which is notably higher than the national average.  <\/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: More decreases at the pumps to start 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_1756314\" 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> continued to fall on Monday, as the national average for a gallon of regular gas decreased to $3.270, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This is the lowest price for a gallon of regular gas since it<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> averaged $3.212 per gallon<\/a> this past winter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s price was nearly three cents cheaper than on Friday, when regular gas cost $3.296 per gallon. It was also a drop from Sunday, when the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.273. Monday&rsquo;s prices are also less expensive now than a week ago, when the cost was $3.331 for a gallon of regular gas, and a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.454.<\/p>\n<p>Prices continue to fall across the country, and there are now eleven states where the average price for regular gas is below $3 per gallon: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and Kansas.<\/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 important issue heading into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;2024 presidential election<\/a>. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s <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 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=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;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=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;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\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices continue to fall in Maryland on Monday with the average price for a gallon of regular gas at $3.183. This was a decrease from the weekend, when it cost $3.192 for a gallon of regular. It&rsquo;s also cheaper than a week ago when gas in Maryland was $3.26. Prices are also substantially cheaper than a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.488. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>In Virginia, the price for a gallon of regular gas cost $3.127 on Monday. This was a slight decrease from the weekend when it cost $3.137. Prices were also cheaper than from a week ago when it cost $3.197 per gallon and a month ago when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.36. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices continued to drop in Delaware on Monday, coming in at $3.099, the lowest in the Delmarva region. This was a slight drop from the weekend&rsquo;s price of $3.108 per gallon. Gas prices also decreased compared to a week ago, when the cost was $3.17 per gallon. And sticking with the national trend, gas prices in the First State on Monday are lower than a month ago, when they cost $3.438 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the rest of the area, gas prices in Washington, D.C. increased on Monday rising to $3.526 for a gallon of regular gas. This price is the highest in the region and much higher than the national average. It&rsquo;s an increase from the weekend when gas was $3.517. However, Monday&rsquo;s price in the nation&rsquo;s capital was still actually lower than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.592. It&rsquo;s also less expensive than a month ago when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.679.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mississippi<\/a> had the least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Another day of decreases at the pumps - Washington Examiner\">expensive regular gas prices<\/a> in the country on Monday, at $2.79 per gallon. Following the pattern of many states throughout the nation, Monday&rsquo;s price was a decrease from last week, when a gallon of regular gas was $2.854 in Mississippi. A month ago, gas prices were slightly higher but still the cheapest in the nation, at $2.961 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in California are soaring as of late, bucking the trend of many states throughout the nation. Monday&rsquo;s price for a gallon of regular gas is $4.712. This was higher than a week ago in the Golden State when it cost $4.65 for a gallon of regular gas. California&rsquo;s prices are also nearly ten cents higher than Hawaii, which had been the state with the highest gas prices in the country. On Monday, a gallon of regular gas in the Aloha State was $4.628. <\/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_1756314\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1756314\"}});<\/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 are on the decline as the work week begins, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.270, according to AAA. This marks the lowest price since it averaged $3.212 per gallon last winter. On Monday, prices were nearly three cents lower than Friday&#8217;s average of $3.296 and also down from Sunday\u2019s average of $3.273. Compared to a week ago, when regular gas was priced at $3.331 per gallon, and a month ago at $3.454 per gallon, current prices reflect a continued downward trend across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are eleven states where regular gas averages below $3 per gallon: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the 2024 presidential election\u2014especially with President Joe Biden opting not to run again\u2014Vice President Kamala Harris will need to address how she plans to tackle high gas prices and energy costs that impact both the economy and household finances.<\/p>\n<p>In Maryland on Monday morning ,gas prices fell further with an average of $3.183 per gallon compared to last weekend&#8217;s price of $3.192 and down from last week&#8217;s rate of $3.26.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia saw its average drop slightly as well; on Monday it was reported at $3.127 compared to weekend rates of $3.137 and lower than both last week&#8217;s price ($3.197) and last month&#8217;s ($3.36).<\/p>\n<p>Delaware&#8217;s gas prices also decreased on Monday to an average of $3.099 from weekend levels of around$  0 .108; this is significantly less than a month ago when it stood at about$  0 .438 .<\/p>\n<p>Conversely in Washington D.C., gas prices rose slightly on Monday reaching an average cost of$ 0 .526 which is higher than other areas but still lower than previous weeks&#8217; rates (which were around$ 0 .592).<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi continues leading in affordability with regular gasoline priced at just$2 .79per gallon\u2014a decrease from previous weeks\u2019 pricing (around$2 .854). <\/p>\n<p>In contrast California has seen rising costs recently; its current rate stands at approximately$4 .712per gallon\u2014up from about$4 .65last week\u2014and surpassing Hawaii\u2019s recent pricing which averages around$4 .628per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2338545,"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\/05\/AP22067031488709.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36602,40433,32544,40434,32076],"class_list":["post-2338544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-economic-news","tag-fuel-economy","tag-gas-prices","tag-transportation-trends","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22067031488709.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338544","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=2338544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}