{"id":2341639,"date":"2024-09-16T06:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T10:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-new-lows-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T06:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T10:07:16","slug":"gas-prices-new-lows-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-new-lows-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: New lows 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-new-lows-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=2341639&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 have reached new lows \u200bas the week begins, dropping to an \u2064average of $3.208 per gallon for regular gas, according to AAA.\u200c The decline\u2063 in\u200c prices follows a trend over several months,\u200b beginning \u2063from a peak of $3.611 in April, with an average\u200d of $3.389 in August. This current price marks \u200cthe lowest since January, when it was $3.075. <\/p>\n<p>As a result of the ongoing decreases, 17 states now report average prices below $3 per gallon, including Delaware, North Carolina, \u200band\u200d Texas, among others. The issue of gas prices is significant as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-party-no-labels-planning-2024-nominating-convention-in-april\/\" title=\"No Labels, a third-party organization, plans to hold its 2024 nominating convention in April.\">2024 presidential election \u2062approaches<\/a>, \u200bwith candidates needing\u200c to address\u200b the impact of energy costs \u200con \u2062the economy. <\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, the average cost for regular\u2064 gas \u200dstands at $3.044, down \u200bfrom \u2062$3.127 the previous week and significantly\u200c lower than \u2062last year\u2019s\u2064 price\u200c of $3.596. The fluctuation of gas prices throughout \u200cthe\u200c year continues to be a crucial topic for \u200bboth consumers and political candidates.  <\/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: New lows 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_1760343\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gas prices continued to fall on Monday, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.208, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Decreases at the pumps have been happening for months, dropping from the year&rsquo;s highest price in April, when the national average was $3.611 per gallon, to the monthly average in August, which was $3.389 per gallon. Monday&rsquo;s pricing is the lowest national average for a gallon of regular gas since January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">when it was $3.075 per gallon<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The decrease in gas prices throughout the country has resulted in 17 states having an average price under $3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.<\/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 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\"> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. A recent commercial by former President Donald Trump focused on <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> throughout the country. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\"> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\"> Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people&rsquo;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent trend of decreases, gas prices have fluctuated throughout the year and vary significantly among states. Overall, gas prices still remain higher than when Trump was in office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the prices for a gallon of <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 gas<\/a> in Washington, D.C., and the Delmarva region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Virginia continued to fall, with the latest national average price for a gallon of regular gas coming in at $3.044 on Monday. This was a decrease from a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.127 per gallon. Monday&rsquo;s price in Virginia is also lower than a month ago, when the cost of gas was $3.31 per gallon. Monday&rsquo;s cost for regular gas in the state is significantly cheaper than a year ago, when a gallon of regular gas in Virginia was $3.596.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Delaware has the cheapest gas prices in the Delmarva region, with Monday&rsquo;s price coming in at $2.987 per gallon for regular gas. This makes Delaware the first state in the area with an average cost for a gallon of regular gas under $3. Prices are also lower than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.099, and a month ago when it cost $3.303.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for regular gas in Maryland dropped to $3.084 per gallon on Monday. This was a decrease from last week, when the average price was $3.183, and a month ago, when it cost $3.386 per gallon. Gas prices in the state are also substantially lower than last year, when the price of regular gas was $3.702 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Washington, D.C., are much higher than in any other part of the Delmarva region and the highest on the Atlantic coast of the country. At $3.426 per gallon, the average price for a gallon of regular gas on Monday in Washington is also more expensive than the national average. Also, unlike most states, actually an increase in prices from the weekend. Monday&rsquo;s price in Washington is lower than a week ago, when regular gas cost $3.526, and a month ago, when it was $3.667.<\/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_1760343\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1760343\"}});<\/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 reached new lows as the work week begins, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas falling to $3.208, as reported by AAA. This decline has been ongoing for several months, decreasing from a peak of $3.611 per gallon in April to an average of $3.389 in August. The current price is the lowest since January when it was $3.075 per gallon. As a result of this downward trend, 17 states now have average prices below $3 per gallon for regular gas, including Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are an important issue as we approach the 2024 presidential election. A recent advertisement by former President Donald Trump highlighted high gas prices nationwide. With President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection and Vice President Kamala Harris now the Democratic nominee facing scrutiny on how she plans to tackle rising gas and energy costs that impact both the economy and personal finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent decreases in gas prices throughout the year\u2014though they vary significantly from state to state\u2014overall rates remain higher than during Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia specifically on Monday: Gas prices fell further with an average cost of $3.044 per gallon compared to last week&#8217;s price of $3.127 and down from last month\u2019s rate of $3.31; this is also lower than last year&#8217;s price which was at $3.596.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware boasts the lowest gas prices in the Delmarva region at just $2.987 per gallon on Monday\u2014a drop from both last week&#8217;s price ($3.099) and last month&#8217;s ($3.303).<\/p>\n<p>In Maryland: The average cost dropped to $3.084 per gallon on Monday from previous averages of $3.183 last week and $3.386 a month ago; this is also significantly lower than last year&#8217;s rate which stood at about $3.702.<\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C.: Prices here are notably higher than elsewhere in Delmarva or along the Atlantic coast at an average of $3 .426 per gallon\u2014above national averages\u2014and saw a slight increase over weekend rates but decreased compared to previous weeks when it was priced at around$  3536 one week ago or$ 3667 one month prior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2341640,"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\/09\/Gas_Prices_jj1w3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,34477,32544,4133,32076],"class_list":["post-2341639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_jj1w3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341639","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=2341639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}