{"id":2342667,"date":"2024-09-18T07:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increase-at-the-pumps-on-wednesday-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T07:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:10:43","slug":"gas-prices-increase-at-the-pumps-on-wednesday-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increase-at-the-pumps-on-wednesday-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Increase at the pumps on Wednesday &#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-increase-at-the-pumps-on-wednesday-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=2342667&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>On Wednesday, gas prices saw a slight \u200cincrease after several weeks of decline, with \u200cthe national average rising to $3.215 per gallon of regular\u2062 gas, up from $3.203 the previous day. Despite this\u2064 uptick, prices remain lower \u2063than those from a week ago ($3.253) and a month ago ($3.414). The rise in prices was significant\u2064 as it interrupted a trend that had led to 16 states reporting average gas prices below\u200b $3 per gallon. However, Ohio \u2063fell off this list as its prices increased\u2062 to $3.018\u200c per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas \u2064prices are a crucial topic in the lead-up to the 2024\u2063 presidential election, especially highlighted by a commercial from former President Donald Trump that criticized <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>. With President \u200dJoe Biden opting not to run for reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, faces pressure to \u200daddress gas prices and their impact \u2064on the economy and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Regionally,\u200d Washington, D.C. and Virginia saw a continuation of declining prices, with D.C.\u2019s\u2064 price at $3.397 per gallon and Virginia\u2019s at $3.025. Conversely, Maryland experienced its first increase \u200cin\u2062 weeks, bringing its price \u2062to\u200d $3.082 per gallon,\u200b while Delaware also saw\u200b rising prices. gas \u2062prices have fluctuated throughout 2023 and continue\u2064 to be a\u2064 politically charged issue.  <\/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: Increase at the pumps on Wednesday<\/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_1763055\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After weeks of falling prices, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gas prices<\/a> increased slightly on Wednesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"National Average Gas Price Surges To Highest Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas rose to $3.215, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This was more than Tuesday&rsquo;s average price of $3.203 per gallon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Wednesday&rsquo;s increase was the first in weeks across the country. Prices had been steadily falling across the country, leading to much-needed relief at the pumps for the country&rsquo;s drivers. Despite the current increase, gas prices are still less expensive than a week ago, when it cost $3.253 for a gallon of regular gas. The same holds for gas prices from a month ago, when the average price of regular gas was $3.414 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before Wednesday&rsquo;s increase, the drop in gas prices throughout the country resulted in 16 states having an average price under $3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. This number increased to 17 states on Monday, but Ohio was removed from this list when its prices increased to $3.018 per gallon on Wednesday.<\/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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. A recent commercial by former President Donald Trump focused on high gas prices throughout the country. 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, 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, <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 Trump was in office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>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 regular-grade gas in Washington, D.C., and the Delmarva region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike today&rsquo;s national average gas price increase, the cost for a gallon of regular gas in the nation&rsquo;s capital decreased on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long trend. It now costs $3.397 per gallon for regular gas. This is a drop from Tuesday&rsquo;s price of $3.408 per gallon. Additionally, Wednesday&rsquo;s price is less expensive than a week ago, when it cost $3.51 for a gallon of regular gas, and a month ago, when the price for a gallon of regular gas $3.668. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Virginia continued to fall on Wednesday as a gallon of regular gas now costs $3.025 in the state. This was a decrease from yesterday when the price of regular gas was $3.036 per gallon. Wednesday&rsquo;s prices are also less expensive than last week, when regular gas was $3.103 per gallon, and a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.294. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Maryland&rsquo;s gas prices increased on Wednesday, marking the first time it has done so in weeks. A gallon of regular gas in the state now costs $3.082. This was more expensive than Tuesday, when gas cost $3.079 per gallon. Despite the increase, however, regular gas is still cheaper than a week ago, when it was $3.138 per gallon. It&rsquo;s also less expensive than a month ago when a gallon of regular gas in Maryland was $3.378.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Prices are also on the rise in Delaware on Wednesday, with a gallon of regular gas costing $2.983. This was a very slight increase from yesterday when regular gas was $2.981 per gallon. Despite Wednesday&rsquo;s rise in cost, gas prices are still less expensive than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.05 per gallon. Costs are also cheaper than from a month ago, when regular gas was $3.296 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p>California remains the state with the most expensive gas in the country, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas at $4.778. Unlike Wednesday&rsquo;s increase in the national average for a gallon of regular gas, prices in the Golden State decreased. Yesterday, a gallon of regular gas in California was $4.78. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas cost $4.749 in the state. Gas is also more expensive than a month ago, when it was $4.598 in the Golden State.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mississippi<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi is the state with the least expensive gas prices. A gallon of regular gas in the state cost $2.728 on Wednesday. This was a decrease from Tuesday, when the price was $2.732 for a gallon of regular gas. Prices are also less expensive than a week ago when regular gas was $2.768 per gallon and a month ago when it cost $2.958 for a gallon of regular gas in Mississippi. <\/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_1763055\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763055\"}});<\/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: Slight Rise at the Pumps on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>After several weeks of declining prices, gas prices saw a minor increase on Wednesday. The national average for a gallon of regular gas climbed to $3.215, as reported by AAA, up from Tuesday&#8217;s average of $3.203 per gallon. This marked the first price hike in weeks nationwide. Although there was an uptick in prices, they remain lower than they were a week ago when the average was $3.253 per gallon and significantly cheaper than a month ago when it stood at $3.414 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Wednesday&#8217;s rise, 16 states had an average price below $3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas and Wisconsin. This number briefly increased to 17 states on Monday before Ohio was removed from the list due to its price rising to $3.018 per gallon on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are expected to be a significant issue leading into the 2024 presidential election campaign. A recent advertisement by former President Donald Trump highlighted high gas prices across the nation. With President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection and Vice President Kamala Harris now representing the Democratic party as their nominee; she will need to outline her plans for addressing gas prices and energy costs that impact both the economy and household finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent decreases in fuel costs throughout this year\u2014where fluctuations have been common\u2014gas prices still remain higher compared to when Trump held office.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington D.C., however; unlike the national trend of rising gas prices on Wednesday; regular gasoline decreased slightly in cost continuing its downward trend over several weeks with current pricing at $3.397 down from Tuesday\u2019s rate of $3.408\u2014a drop from last week&#8217;s price of $3.51 and also lower than last month\u2019s figure which was at $3.668.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia too; gasoline continued its decline with current rates sitting at around$ 3 .025 down from yesterday\u2019s rate ($ 3 .036) while also being cheaper compared with last week ($ 3 .103) or even one month prior ($ 2 .294).<\/p>\n<p>Conversely Maryland experienced an increase after weeks without any changes where now it stands at$ 2 .983 up slightly from yesterday($2 .981). However despite this rise it remains less expensive than last week($2 .138) or even one month ago($2 .378).<\/p>\n<p>Delaware saw similar trends where today\u2019s pricing is recorded as$2 .983 which is marginally higher than yesterday but still lower compared against previous week(when priced around$2 ,050 )and monthly averages (which were approximately$2 ,296 ).<\/p>\n<p>California continues holding onto having some of highest fuel costs nationwide averaging about$4 ,778 although here too there has been slight decrease since earlier days (previously noted figures being around four dollars seventy-eight cents). Comparatively speaking Mississippi holds title for lowest priced gasoline currently available costing only about two dollars seventy-two cents showing slight decrease since earlier days but remaining below previous weekly\/monthly averages respectively noted previously .<\/p>\n<p>Overall while fluctuations continue across various regions within country overall trends indicate ongoing challenges faced by consumers regarding affordability amidst changing political landscape ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2342668,"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_ww6.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37295,36836,32544,5708,32076],"class_list":["post-2342667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-news","tag-fuel-cost","tag-gas-prices","tag-inflation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww6.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342667","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=2342667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}