{"id":2382922,"date":"2024-12-23T07:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago-two-days-before-christmas-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T07:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T12:27:48","slug":"gas-prices-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago-two-days-before-christmas-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago-two-days-before-christmas-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: More expensive than a week ago, two days before Christmas &#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\">30<\/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-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago-two-days-before-christmas-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=2382922&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 the recent trends in \u200bgas \u200cprices as of\u200d two\u2064 days before Christmas. \u200dAccording to AAA, the national average price for\u200c regular\u200c gas is $3.042 \u200cper gallon, showing \u2062a slight increase\u200c from $3.024 a week prior. Despite these \u2064recent increases, \u200bthe price\u2062 remains lower\u2064 compared to earlier this month\u2062 when it had\u200b dipped to $3.011. gas prices had been \u200don \u200ba decline for several weeks leading up\u200b to these changes and are currently at their\u2062 lowest since May \u200d2021, when the average was $2.985 \u2063per gallon. \u2062The article \u2064points out that the \u200bfluctuations in gas prices are noteworthy \u200bamidst the holiday season.  <\/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: More expensive than a week ago, two days before Christmas<\/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_1919031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-are-stable-at-the-beginning-of-the-week-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"Gas prices are stable at the beginning of the week - Washington Examiner\">regular gas remained steady<\/a> after five days of increases last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to AAA<\/a>, the national average cost for a gallon of regular gas on Monday is $3.042. This price is higher than the $3.024 per gallon price a week ago. Before last week&rsquo;s increases, the cost had fallen to<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3256992\/gas-prices-a-slight-increase-at-the-pumps\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> $3.011<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent increases,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> gas prices<\/a> in the nation had been falling for weeks. Currently, the national cost of gas is the lowest 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, prices rose, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">eventually reaching record-high averages<\/a> of over $4 per gallon. Gas prices began to fall after setting 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. In 2023, gas prices rose again and peaked in April 2024 before steadily dropping in May.<\/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>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, that promise has finally come to fruition. 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>The price of regular gas does continue to fluctuate throughout the country. Prices range from under $2.55 to over $4.50 per gallon.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Hawaii<\/a> has the highest average price for a gallon of gas, at $4.53.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Oklahoma<\/a> has the cheapest gas prices in the country, at $2.549 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heading into Christmas, gas prices for states in the Delmarva region remain lower than the national average &ndash; all except the average cost for a gallon of gas in Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delaware<\/a>, the cost for a gallon of gas is the cheapest in the area and the least expensive of all states on the East Coast, with a price of $2.751. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland<\/a>, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $2.902, slightly more expensive than the First State but still less than the national average. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a>, regular gas costs $2.887 per gallon. And in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, drivers in the nation&rsquo;s capital have the most expensive price for gas, with a cost of $3.235 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the current prices of gas in other states throughout the country.<\/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_1919031\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1919031\"}});<\/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 ahead of Christmas, averaging $3.042 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2382923,"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_676354.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6922,36602,32544,5708,32076],"class_list":["post-2382922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-christmas","tag-economic-news","tag-gas-prices","tag-inflation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gas-Prices_676354.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382922","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=2382922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382922\/revisions\/2382926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}