{"id":2370194,"date":"2024-11-18T08:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-pumps-as-gas-costs-match-lowest-price-in-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T08:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:46:55","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-pumps-as-gas-costs-match-lowest-price-in-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-pumps-as-gas-costs-match-lowest-price-in-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at pumps as gas costs match lowest price in 2024 &#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\">32<\/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-at-pumps-as-gas-costs-match-lowest-price-in-2024-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=2370194&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 discusses recent \u2064trends in\u200b gas prices across the United States, reporting a national average of $3.071 per gallon for regular gas, which is the lowest price recorded \u2063in 2024. This is also \u2063the lowest average since June 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. High gas prices, which have been a concern for the Biden administration\u2063 since June 2021, peaked in 2022 before starting to decline. Although gas prices have decreased recently, they remain higher than \u2064at the end of Donald Trump&#8217;s administration. Current data shows that Hawaii has the highest gas prices \u2064at \u200b$4.572 per gallon, while Oklahoma has the lowest at $2.568 per gallon. The article also details price fluctuations in individual states, noting that Virginia&#8217;s average gas price is about $3.005, while \u2063Maryland&#8217;s has increased to $3.204. In Delaware, the average gas price has risen \u2062to $3.119.  <\/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 at pumps as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gas costs match lowest price<\/a> in 2024<\/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_1884235\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gas<\/a> decreased Monday to $3.071, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This is the lowest national average price in 2024 and the least expensive average price for a gallon of regular gas since June 2021, according to the <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\">U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>High <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gas prices<\/a>, over $3 per gallon, have plagued the Biden administration since June 2021. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-on-state-of-country-theres-a-lot-of-anxiety\/\" title=\"Biden on State of Country: There\u2019s a lot of anxiety\">hitting record highs<\/a> in 2022, gas prices began to decrease later in the year. Nevertheless, 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, and gas prices hovered in ranges that were the highest in the nation&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, gas prices began to decrease sharply. 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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" 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<p>Currently,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Hawaii<\/a> has the most expensive gas prices in the country, costing $4.572 per gallon. Meanwhile, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> has the least expensive gas in the nation, costing $2.568 per gallon. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" 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\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a> continued the current trend, hovering around the $3 per gallon range. On Monday, the state&rsquo;s average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased slightly to $3.005, a drop from Sunday&rsquo;s price of $3.008. On Friday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Virginia was 3.015. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state was $2.984. However, prices are less expensive on Monday than a month ago when Virginians paid $3.103 per gallon for regular gas.<\/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> jumped again Monday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas now at $3.204. This was an increase since Friday, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.167. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $3.043, an increase of over 16 cents in seven days. Up until recently, prices in Maryland have trended downward for the last month, even briefly falling to under $3 per gallon. Despite the recent increase, prices remain cheaper than a month ago in Maryland when residents paid $3.173 for a gallon of 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 since Friday to over $3 a gallon, with a new price of $3.119 per gallon on Monday. This was over five cents higher than Friday&rsquo;s price of $3.068 per gallon. Until recently, gas prices in the First State 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 $2.956. As a result of the surge in Delaware&rsquo;s gas prices, it is now more expensive for a gallon of regular gas on Monday than it was a month ago when it cost $3.092.<\/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, DC<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Washington-DC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Monday remained the same as they were on Friday, coming in at $3.259. 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 $3.262 per gallon. Comparatively, a month ago, the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington was higher, at $3.292 per gallon. However, all the prices were within the aforementioned range as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-as-gas-costs-match-lowest-price-in-2024-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps as gas costs match lowest price in 2024 - Washington Examiner\">intense price fluctuations experienced<\/a> by residents in Maryland and Delaware do not appear to be carrying over to gas prices in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/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(){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_1884235\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1884235\"}});<\/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 to 2024 low at $3.071 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2370197,"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\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[45208,38653,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2370194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-trends","tag-economic-update","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370194","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=2370194"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370199,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370194\/revisions\/2370199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}