{"id":2373101,"date":"2024-11-25T08:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-week-sets-new-low-for-gas-costs-in-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T08:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:16:19","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-week-sets-new-low-for-gas-costs-in-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-week-sets-new-low-for-gas-costs-in-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps to start the week sets new low for gas costs 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\">42<\/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-to-start-the-week-sets-new-low-for-gas-costs-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=2373101&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 price for a gallon of\u2063 regular gas \u200dhas \u2062dropped to $3.056, marking the lowest cost\u2064 in 2024.\u200d This price represents a decrease from the previous week&#8217;s average of\u200c $3.071 and is the lowest since \u2063May 2021. Gas prices have been declining since summer, providing relief\u2063 to drivers who\u2063 have faced prices \u200bover \u2063$3 per gallon, and occasionally over $4, for a period. While President Biden has struggled with high gas prices \u200cduring his tenure, the recent downward trend began in May\u2062 2024. However, current \u2062prices remain higher than during Trump&#8217;s \u200cpresidency (2017-2021). State-wise, Hawaii has the highest gas prices at $4.574 per gallon, while Oklahoma has \u2064the lowest at \u2062$2.514. In Delaware, recent prices have decreased to\u2062 $3.039, and Maryland has experienced volatility, rising and \u200dfalling around the $3 mark.  <\/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 to start the week sets new low for gas costs in 2024&nbsp;<\/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_1892543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped to a new yearly low on Monday, with a cost of $3.056, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This was a decrease from a week ago when a gallon of regular gas was $3.071.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gas prices have been gradually decreasing since the summer. Monday&rsquo;s price 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 gas since May 2021, when the average cost for regular gas was $2.985 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Energy Information Administration<\/a>. Since then, high gas prices have been a financial burden to drivers at over $3 per gallon (and, for a brief period, over $4 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>For most of the time he has been in office, high<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> gas prices<\/a> have been an issue for President Joe Biden. After hitting record highs in 2022, the highest in the nation&rsquo;s history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-is-a-lying-liar-who-lies-insane-gas-prices-edition\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Is A Lying Liar Who Lies: Insane Gas Prices Edition\">gas prices began<\/a> to decrease later in the year. After another spike in 2023, <a href=\"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=\"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps as the cost of gas is lowest since June 2021 - Washington Examiner\">gas prices began declining<\/a> again in May 2024 and have continued to fall each month.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, despite months of decreases at the pumps, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gas prices remain higher today<\/a> than when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a> was in office between January 2017 and January 2021. With Trump set to take office on Jan. 20, 2025, it remains to be seen what will happen with gas prices during Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, gas prices continue to fluctuate across the nation. Currently,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Hawaii<\/a> has the most expensive gas prices in the country at $4.574 per gallon. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oklahoma<\/a> has the least expensive gas in the nation, at $2.514 per gallon.<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> 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=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delaware<\/a> decreased on Monday to start the week. It continues the trend of falling gas prices in the First State after a couple of weeks of soaring prices earlier in the month. Monday&rsquo;s price for regular gas in Delaware is $3.039, a decrease from a week ago when gas cost $3.119. For the most part, gas prices in the First State fluctuated between $3 and $2.95 per gallon. With Monday&rsquo;s decrease, a gallon of regular gas in Delaware is cheaper now than a month ago, when it cost $3.044.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Maryland have been quite volatile in November. Earlier this month, gas prices in Maryland hovered around $3 per gallon. They then increased to over $3.20 per gallon. Heading into the last week of the month, prices were back trending downward with a price of $3.118 per gallon on Monday, a decrease from $3.204 a week ago. Monday&rsquo;s price is also slightly less expensive than a month ago, when regular gas in Maryland was $3.131 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=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a> fell to $2.954 on Monday. This was a decrease from a week ago, when a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-slightly-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices decrease slightly heading into the weekend - Washington Examiner\">regular gas cost residents<\/a> of Virginia $3.005 per gallon. For most of November, gas prices in Virginia were around the $3 per gallon mark. Monday&rsquo;s price is also cheaper than the cost of gas in the state from a month ago when a gallon of regular gas was $3.055. <\/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=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, decreased Monday to $3.234 per gallon. This was less expensive than a week ago when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.259. Monday&rsquo;s price in the nation&rsquo;s capital is cheaper than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.283 per gallon. Before Monday, prices were steady over the last month, fluctuating between $3.25 and $3.30.<\/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_1892543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1892543\"}});<\/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 hit a new low for 2024, averaging $3.056 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2373102,"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":[4506,45653,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2373101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-4506","tag-gas-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\/2373101","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=2373101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373105,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373101\/revisions\/2373105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}