{"id":2343738,"date":"2024-09-20T06:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-slightly-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T06:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:41:51","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-slightly-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-slightly-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices decrease slightly heading into the weekend &#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-decrease-slightly-heading-into-the-weekend-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=2343738&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 saw a slight \u200ddecrease heading into the \u200bweekend, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas dropping to $3.22, down from $3.224 the previous day and significantly lower than $3.404 a month ago. This decline\u2063 follows a short period of price\u2062 increases over the past week. Currently, 14 states have average gas prices below $3 per gallon, down from 17 states earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Prices vary widely across different\u2064 states with Maryland reporting \u2062a decrease to $3.069 per gallon from $3.099, \u200dDelaware at $2.97 per gallon, and Virginia \u200dat $3.002, continuing a trend of falling prices. The fluctuating gas\u200d prices remain a \u200dcritical\u2062 issue as \u2062the country approaches the\u200c 2024\u2062 presidential\u2064 election, especially with heightened \u2064focus on economic conditions. <\/p>\n<p>While some states enjoy lower gas prices, gas costs remain higher compared to when Donald Trump\u200d was \u2063in office.  <\/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 decrease slightly heading into the weekend<\/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_1765112\" 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> dropped slightly on Friday, with the national average for a gallon of regular gas coming in at $3.22, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.224. Even with the increase, this is still cheaper than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.23 per gallon. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.404. Friday&rsquo;s decrease in price comes after two straight days of modest price jumps.<\/p>\n<p>Before this week&rsquo;s increases, the recent trend of falling gas prices throughout the country resulted in 17 states having an average price under $3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. As of Friday, there are only 14 states under $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 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, <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.<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 regular-grade gas in Washington, D.C., and the Delmarva region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Maryland decreased on Friday. The price for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.069, a drop from the day before. Friday&rsquo;s price is less expensive than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.099 per gallon. Prices are also significantly cheaper than a month ago when a gallon of regular gas in Maryland cost $3.366.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Delaware is the state with the lowest gas prices in the Delmarva region. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state is $2.97. This was a decrease from Thursday when the price was $2.983 per gallon. Prices are less expensive than a week ago when it cost $2.995 for a gallon of regular gas, and cheaper than a month ago when gas was $3.283.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a>&nbsp;continued to fall on Friday as a gallon of regular gas now costs $3.002 in the state. This was a decrease from yesterday when the price of regular gas was $3.012 per gallon. Friday&rsquo;s prices are also less expensive than last week, when regular gas was $3.073 per gallon, and a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.283.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in the nation&rsquo;s capital continued to fall on Friday, with a gallon of regular gas now costing residents $3.368. This was a drop from Thursday when regular gas was $3.39 per gallon. Like much of the rest of the country, Friday&rsquo;s price for gas was cheaper than a week ago, when it was $3.461 per gallon. Friday&rsquo;s price is also considerably less expensive than a month ago, when regular gas cost residents $3.461 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\">Mississippi<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi is still the state with the cheapest gas in the nation. On Friday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $2.715. This was a drop from a week ago when gas was $2.755 per gallon and a month ago when the price was $2.947.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p>California prices continue to soar, remaining the state with the most expensive gas in the country. On Friday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $4.757 in the Golden State. However, Friday&rsquo;s price was less expensive than a week ago when regular gas was $4.765 per gallon. It&rsquo;s also much more expensive than a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state was $4.596.<\/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_1765112\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765112\"}});<\/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 see a slight decline as the weekend approaches. On Friday, the national average for a gallon of regular gas fell to $3.22, according to AAA, down from $3.224 on Thursday. Despite this minor drop, prices remain lower than they were a week ago when the average was $3.23 per gallon and significantly cheaper than a month ago when it was $3.404 per gallon. This decrease follows two days of modest price increases earlier in the week. Prior to these fluctuations, gas prices had been generally declining across the country, with 17 states reporting averages below $3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas,Oklahoma , Texas , and Wisconsin . As of Friday , only 14 states are now under that threshold.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are an important issue as we approach the 2024 presidential election; former President Donald Trump recently highlighted high fuel costs in his campaign ads . 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 addressing gas prices and energy expenses and their impact on both the economy and household finances . Although there has been a recent trend of decreasing prices , fluctuations have occurred throughout this year with significant variations between states . Overall , current gas prices remain higher compared to when Trump was president.<\/p>\n<p>In Maryland , gas prices dropped on Friday to an average of $3.069 per gallon from Thursday&#8217;s price . This is lower than last week&#8217;s average of $3.099 and significantly less than last month&#8217;s price of $3.366 .<\/p>\n<p>Delaware boasts the lowest gas prices in its region at an average of $2.97 per gallon after falling from Thursday&#8217;s rate of $2.983 . This is also cheaper compared to last week&#8217;s price .<\/p>\n<p>Virginia saw its regular gas price decrease again on Friday to $3.002 from yesterday\u2019s rate while remaining lower than both last week&#8217;s ($3.073) and last month&#8217;s ($3.283) averages .<\/p>\n<p>In Washington D.C., residents now pay an average of $3.368 per gallon after another drop from Thursday\u2019s rate; this is also less expensive compared with both last week\u2019s ($3..461)and month\u2019s ($4..461) figures.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi continues leading as having the cheapest gasoline nationwide at an average costof$2..715pergallonafterdecreasingfrom$2..755lastweekand$2..947amonthago.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely,inCalifornia,gastpricesremainhighestinthecountryat$4&#8230;757pergallondespitea slightdropfromlastweek($4&#8230;765),butstillsignificantlyhigherthanamonthago($4&#8230;596)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2343739,"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_ff14.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9168,32544,41298],"class_list":["post-2343738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-economy","tag-gas-prices","tag-weekend-update"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ff14.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343738","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=2343738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}