{"id":2370610,"date":"2024-11-19T06:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-as-the-cost-of-gas-is-lowest-since-june-2021-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T06:50:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:50:11","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-as-the-cost-of-gas-is-lowest-since-june-2021-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-as-the-cost-of-gas-is-lowest-since-june-2021-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps as the cost of gas is lowest since June 2021 &#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\">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-decrease-at-the-pumps-as-the-cost-of-gas-is-lowest-since-june-2021-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=2370610&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 U.S.\u2063 have reached their lowest national average since \u200cJune 2021,\u200c with the price dropping to $3.063 a gallon, according to data \u2062from AAA. While prices had previously surged past $4 a gallon and remained high throughout 2022, they \u2063have begun \u2063to decline\u200c since mid-2023. Despite\u2062 recent decreases, current\u200d gas \u200dprices are\u2062 still higher than those recorded during Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency. Hawaii currently has the highest gas prices at $4.573 per\u2063 gallon, while Oklahoma has the lowest at $2.565. In Delaware and Maryland, gas prices have seen fluctuations,\u2062 with Delaware&#8217;s prices rising to $3.12, and Maryland&#8217;s slightly \u200ddecreasing to $3.203. The ongoing changes in\u200d gas prices continue\u2064 to impact public \u2062sentiment and political dynamics surrounding the Biden administration.  <\/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 the pumps as the cost of gas is lowest since June 2021<\/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_1885160\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped on Tuesday to $3.063, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. This is 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\">lowest national average price<\/a> for regular gas since June 2021, when the average cost was $3.064 per gallon, 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\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. Since then, high gas prices, at over $3 per gallon and, for a brief period of time, over $4 per gallon, have plagued drivers in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>High<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\"> gas prices<\/a> have hampered the Biden administration for over three years. After hitting record highs in 2022 &ndash; the highest in the nation&rsquo;s history &ndash; gas prices began to decrease later in the year. After another spike in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gas prices began declining<\/a> again in May 2024. Nevertheless, high gas prices have hampered the Biden administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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 when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> was in office from January 2017 to January 2021. Gas prices continue to fluctuate across the nation, and it remains to be seen what will happen to gas prices during Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/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>Currently,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\"> Hawaii<\/a> has the most expensive gas prices in the country, costing $4.573 per gallon. Meanwhile,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\"> Oklahoma<\/a> has the least expensive gas in the nation, costing $2.565 per gallon.<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\"> 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\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Delaware<\/a> rose again on Tuesday, climbing up way past $3 a gallon to a new price of $3.12. This was nearly six cents higher since 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 $2.957, an increase over 16 cents in the last seven days. As a result of the surge in Delaware&rsquo;s gas prices, it is now more expensive for a gallon of regular gas on Tuesday than it was a month ago when it cost $3.08.<\/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> slightly dropped on Tuesday, with the average price for a gallon of regular gas now at $3.203. Overall, Tuesday&rsquo;s price was still 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 $3.046, an increase of nearly 16 cents in seven days. Prices in Maryland had been trending downward for the last month, even briefly falling to under $3 per gallon, before the recent surge. Gas prices are more expensive on Tuesday in Maryland than a month ago, when regular gas cost $3.167 per gallon.<\/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 Tuesday, the state&rsquo;s average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped slightly to $2.997. 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. Overall, gas prices in Virginia on Tuesday are less expensive than a month ago when Virginians paid $3.093 per gallon for regular gas.<\/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>Gas prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Washington-DC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Tuesday decreased a bit, coming in at $3.257. Like Virginia, gas prices in the nation&rsquo;s capital have remained relatively steady in recent weeks, fluctuating between $3.25 and $3.30 over the last month. This pattern continues as the price of regular gas a week ago was $3.252 and a month ago, it was $3.305.<\/p>\n<\/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_1885160\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885160\"}});<\/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 fall to $3.063, the lowest since June 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2370611,"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_jj1w3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36602,38205,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2370610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-news","tag-energy-market","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_jj1w3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370610","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=2370610"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370614,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370610\/revisions\/2370614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}