{"id":2369274,"date":"2024-11-15T06:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-average-price-for-a-gallon-of-regular-gas-is-at-its-lowest-since-january-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T06:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:28:29","slug":"gas-prices-average-price-for-a-gallon-of-regular-gas-is-at-its-lowest-since-january-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-average-price-for-a-gallon-of-regular-gas-is-at-its-lowest-since-january-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Average price for a gallon of regular gas is at its lowest since January &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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-average-price-for-a-gallon-of-regular-gas-is-at-its-lowest-since-january-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=2369274&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 national average\u200c price for\u2062 a gallon \u200bof \u200cregular gas has dropped to its lowest point since January 2024, now costing $3.084. This\u2062 marks a decrease from $3.099 a week prior and \u2064$3.203 a month ago, indicating a downward trend in \u2062gas prices since late summer. Although President Joe Biden faced criticism over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-gas-prices-add-to-consumer-pocketbook-woes-and-biden-political-headaches\/\" title=\"Soaring gas prices worsen consumer financial strain and pose challenges for Biden.\">high\u200b gas prices<\/a> during his term, recent\u200b reductions have \u2063taken place, although current prices are still higher \u2062compared \u2062to the end of Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d first term.<\/p>\n<p>Regionally, Hawaii has the highest gas prices\u200c in the country at $4.572 per gallon,\u2064 while Oklahoma has the lowest at\u2064 $2.592. In Maryland, gas prices\u2064 have \u2062risen to $3.167 as of Friday, despite a\u2063 recent downward trend over \u2064the previous month. In Virginia, prices have slightly increased \u200bto $3.015 while remaining lower than they\u2062 were a month ago. Delaware&#8217;s gas prices are also \u2062experiencing similar \u200dfluctuations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">report highlights ongoing volatility<\/a> in gas prices and their significance in political discussions.  <\/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: Average price for a gallon of regular gas is at its lowest since January<\/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<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular gas has decreased to its lowest since January 2024, coming in at $3.084 on Friday to end the week, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gas prices<\/a> remained the same as Thursday and both prices were less expensive than a week ago, when the average price for regular gas was $3.099. Prices are also cheaper than a month ago when gas was $3.203 per gallon. Gas prices have trended downward throughout the country since late summer.<\/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>The cost of gas was an important topic in the country&rsquo;s political discourse for much of the last few years, as President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> was burdened with high gas prices during most of his term.&nbsp;Earlier this year, gas prices began to fall. Yet despite this string of decreases at the pumps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-begin-the-work-wee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: More decreases at the pumps to begin the work wee - Washington Examiner\">gas prices remain higher today<\/a> than during the last months and days of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s first term. Nevertheless, gas prices continue to fluctuate across the nation and it remains to be seen what gas prices will be under a second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882226\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hawaii<\/a> is the state with the most expensive gas prices in the country, with a cost of $4.572 per gallon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oklahoma<\/a> has the least expensive gas in the nation, costing $2.592 per gallon.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states. 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 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Maryland<\/a> increased significantly on Friday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas soaring to $3.167 from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.11. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $3.047. Up until the last couple of days, prices in Maryland have trended downward for the last month, with a few exceptions. Despite the recent increase, prices remain cheaper than a month ago in Maryland when residents paid $3.242 for a gallon of regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a> have been hovering around the $3 per gallon range for the last week. On Friday, the state&rsquo;s average price for a gallon of regular gas increased slightly to $3.015, a rise from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.012. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state was $2.996 per gallon. Prices are less expensive than a month ago when Virginians paid $3.129 per gallon for regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Delaware<\/a> also increased on Friday rising to over $3 a gallon with a price of $3.068. This was over six cents higher than Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.006 per gallon. Until recently, gas prices in the First State had remained in the same range, fluctuating between $3.00 and 2.95 per gallon. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $2.952. However, even with the recent increase, gas prices in Delaware are much lower today than a month ago when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.188.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Like every other area in the Delmarva region, gas prices increased in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Washington-DC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a> on Friday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas rising to $3.259. This was the slightest rise from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.256. Gas prices in the nation&rsquo;s capital have fluctuated between $3.25 and $3.30 over the last month. For example, a week ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in Washington was $3.274 per gallon. And a month ago the average price for a gallon of gas in the nation&rsquo;s capital was even more expensive with a price of $3.305 per gallon.<\/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_1882226\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882226\"}});<\/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: Average regular gas price hits lowest since January<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2369275,"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":[45054,40433,32544],"class_list":["post-2369274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy-news","tag-fuel-economy","tag-gas-prices"],"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\/2369274","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=2369274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369278,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369274\/revisions\/2369278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}