{"id":2353543,"date":"2024-10-11T06:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-in-gas-costs-to-end-the-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T06:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:34:40","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-in-gas-costs-to-end-the-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-in-gas-costs-to-end-the-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease in gas costs to end the 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\">26<\/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-in-gas-costs-to-end-the-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=2353543&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>The article reports a slight decrease in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-have-risen-by-1-25-per-gallon-since-last-year\/\" title=\"Gas Prices Have Risen By .25 Per Gallon Since Last Year\">national average gas prices<\/a>, \u2062which dropped\u200c to $3.209 per gallon on \u2062Friday, down from $3.212 the previous day.\u2062 This marks the\u200c first decline after four consecutive days of \u2062rising prices. The report \u200dnotes that \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continued-to-drop-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Gas prices continued to drop over the weekend - Washington Examiner\">gas prices remain higher compared<\/a>\u200b to when former President Donald Trump was in \u2064office. Additionally,\u2064 it\u2062 highlights the fluctuations\u2064 in gas\u200c prices throughout the year and \u2064their variation among states.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dspecific states:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maryland&#8217;s gas prices\u200b fell to $3.238, down from $3.245 but still higher than last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Delaware saw a \u200bdecrease to $3.194 from $3.204, although prices are up compared to last\u2064 week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Virginia experienced \u200ca price increase, reaching $3.133, which\u2063 is higher than a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Washington, D.C., saw a slight decrease to\u200c $3.292,\u2064 down \u200bfrom $3.301.<\/p>\n<p>The article ties the importance of gas pricing to the upcoming\u2064 2024 presidential \u200delection, with current Democratic\u200c nominee \u2064Kamala Harris\u200c needing to articulate her plans for addressing gas prices \u2062and their\u2062 impact on \u200dthe economy.  <\/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 in gas costs to end the 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_1823326\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>For the first time all week, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the country decreased on Friday. The new price is $3.209, a very slight drop from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.212. The cost of gas had increased four straight days prior to the release of Friday&rsquo;s pricing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> are 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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. With President<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 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<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>&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas remains the lowest since January 2024, when it was<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\"> $3.075<\/a>. Despite the recent trend of decreases, gas prices have fluctuated throughout the year and vary significantly among states. Gas prices remain higher today than when former President<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices decreased again in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland<\/a> on Friday, as the average cost for a gallon of regular gas fell to $3.238. This was a slight drop from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.245. However, despite the decrease at the pumps, gas prices in the state remain slightly more expensive than a week ago, when drivers paid $3.224 per gallon. They are also higher than a month ago when regular gas was $3.138 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices fell for the second straight day in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Delaware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delaware<\/a> on Friday, bucking the recent trend across the country. A gallon of regular gas in the state now costs $3.194, a slight decrease from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.204. However, gas prices in Delaware remain higher than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.172 per gallon. They are also more expensive than a month ago when a gallon of regular gas cost only $3.05.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike other states in the Delmarva region, gas prices continued to rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a> on Friday. A gallon of regular gas now costs $3.133, an increase of nearly twelve cents from a week ago. Gas prices in the state are also more expensive than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.103 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, remained steady on Friday, with the city&rsquo;s average for a gallon of regular gas at $3.292. This was slightly less expensive than a week ago when regular gas was $3.301 per gallon in the nation&rsquo;s capital. Prices have substantially dropped in the nation&rsquo;s capital from a month ago, when regular gas was $3.51 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\">Georgia<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgia<\/a> edged out Mississippi for the third straight day and remained the state in the country with the cheapest gas. A gallon of regular gas cost $2.717 on Friday in the Peach State, a slight decrease from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $2.726. A week ago, gas was over 12 cents higher, costing $2.838 per gallon. A month ago, gas prices were even more expensive, coming in at $3.03 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a> remained the state with the most expensive gas in the nation on Friday, with a price of $4.668 for a gallon of regular gas. This slightly dropped from Thursday, when regular gas cost $4.67 per gallon. Despite the decrease, the cost of regular gas is very close to the price in the state compared to a week ago when a gallon of regular cost $4.667, only very slightly more expensive. However, prices are cheaper than a month ago, when drivers paid $4.749 per gallon for regular gas.<\/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_1823326\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1823326\"}});<\/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 drop slightly to $3.209, ending a week of increases<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2353544,"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_ff15.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36602,42784,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2353543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-news","tag-energy-sector","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ff15.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353543","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=2353543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}