{"id":2381243,"date":"2024-12-18T06:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-three-days-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T06:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:26:18","slug":"gas-prices-three-days-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-three-days-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Three days of increases at the pumps &#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\">24<\/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-three-days-of-increases-at-the-pumps-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=2381243&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\u2062 prices in the United States have \u2064seen a recent increase, \u2062averaging\u2064 $3.034\u2064 per\u200d gallon \u200cas of Wednesday. This marks a slight uptick from $3.03 on Tuesday and $3.02 a week\u2063 prior. Despite these recent upward trends, current prices \u200bare still lower compared to a month ago, when the average was $3.071 per \u2063gallon. Over the past months, prices have generally been declining as May 2023, with the latest average being the lowest \u2063since May 2021. Ancient data indicates that gas prices \u2062substantially escalated \u200cin June 2021, peaking to record \u200dhighs exceeding $4 per gallon in 2022 before beginning to fall again in 2023.  <\/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: Three days of increases at the pumps<\/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_1914948\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3261354\/gas-prices-slightly-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gas prices<\/a> rose again on Wednesday, with the national average cost for a gallon of regular gas increasing to $3.034 per gallon, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This was a slight increase from Tuesday&rsquo;s price of $3.03 per gallon and one cent more than what the cost of regular gas was on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"price\">price<\/a> of gas has been trending downward for the most part in recent weeks. Today&rsquo;s average price is slightly more expensive than a week ago when the national average price was $3.02 per gallon. Yet, despite the increases, the cost of a gallon of regular gas is cheaper than a month ago, when it was $3.071.&nbsp;<\/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 national average price of a gallon of regular gas has fallen since May and is significantly less expensive than last winter and spring. Today&rsquo;s gas price is the lowest in the country since May 2021, when the average price was $2.985 per gallon, according to the<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\"> Energy Information Administration<\/a>. In June 2021, the cost of gas started increasing significantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">eventually reaching record-high averages<\/a> of over $4 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-cost-for-regular-gas-falls-to-3-011-per-gallon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: National average cost for regular gas falls to .011 per gallon - Washington Examiner\">highest national average price<\/a> in the country&rsquo;s history in 2022, costs gradually fell. In 2023, gas prices started to rise again and peaked in April 2024 before steadily starting to decrease in May.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, gas prices continue to fluctuate throughout the country, with average prices in some states near $2.50 per gallon and over $4.50 in others. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawaii<\/a> has the highest average price for a gallon of gas, at $4.546. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> has the cheapest gas prices in the country, at $2.567 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have been a controversial political topic for most of the time President Joe Biden has been in office. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-slightly-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Slightly more expensive than a week ago - Washington Examiner\">reaching record national prices<\/a>, Biden assured the nation that gas prices would fall. Years later, near the end of his term, he seems to have finally delivered on that promise. Nevertheless, despite this year&rsquo;s substantial decrease in gas prices, <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\">gas costs remain higher<\/a> now than when President-elect<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office between January 2017 and January 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the current prices of gas in different states. Read below to see the average cost 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 Delaware are plummeting, which is good news for drivers in the state. Wednesday&rsquo;s price decreased to $2.787, a drop of nearly eight cents from a week ago when a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $2.853. Gas prices fluctuated quite a bit in November before starting the current downward trend. Whereas a gallon of regular gas costs $2.787 today, a month ago, people in the First State paid $3.119.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>Like Delaware, gas prices dropped in Maryland on Wednesday, with a gallon of regular gas falling to $2.923. This was a decrease of over one cent from Tuesday&rsquo;s price of $2.937. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in Maryland was $2.969. Also, similar to Delaware, gas prices in Maryland have fluctuated quite a bit over the last 30 days. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas was more expensive than it is today, costing $3.204.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices also slightly decreased in Virginia on Wednesday, dropping to $2.889 per gallon from $2.895 on Tuesday. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $2.892. Prices have trended downward in Virginia over the last month, and today&rsquo;s price is less expensive than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.005 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\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>The price for a gallon of regular gas in Washington, D.C. continues to be the most expensive in the region, with a price of $3.227. It is significantly more expensive to get a gallon of gas on Wednesday in the nation&rsquo;s capital than the states surrounding it. Over the last month, gas prices have remained in the range of $3.20 to $3.30 per gallon. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in Washington, D.C. cost $3.224; a month ago the price was $3.259 per gallon. <\/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_1914948\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914948\"}});<\/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 rise for three consecutive days, now averaging $3.034 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2381244,"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_gas-pumps_jk4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2381243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gas-prices_gas-pumps_jk4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381243","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=2381243"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381247,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381243\/revisions\/2381247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}