{"id":2408806,"date":"2025-03-03T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue-to-start-the-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T06:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:33:12","slug":"gas-prices-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue-to-start-the-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue-to-start-the-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decreases at the pumps continue to start the week &#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\">28<\/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-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue-to-start-the-week-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=2408806&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. are steadily decreasing as the \u2062week \u200bbegins, with the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-significance-of-georgia-senate-contests\/\" title=\"Historic Significance of Georgia Senate Contests\">national average<\/a> for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-jump-to-highest-price-in-nearly-7-years\/\" title=\"... jump to ...est price in nearly 7 years\">regular gas<\/a> reported at \u2063$3.097 on Monday. This represents a drop from last week\u2019s\u200d average of $3.144 and is the \u200dlowest price since January 16. Compared to a year ago,when gas averaged $3.346, current prices are considerably lower. This decline has been welcomed \u200dby both drivers and President \u200bDonald Trump, who had\u2062 previously faced rising fuel costs as taking office. Notably, gas\u2062 prices surged during Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency, peaking at \u2062nearly $4.93 in 2022 before gradually declining.\u200d As of now, prices vary across states, with some locations seeing costs as low as $2.658 in Texas, while others, like California, experience rates \u2063as high as $4.785.  <\/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: Decreases at the pumps continue to start the week<\/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_2023809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gas prices<\/a> throughout the country continue to fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AAA<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"... ... Price Surges To ...est Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas on Monday was $3.097. This is less expensive than a week ago, when gas cost $3.144, and a month ago, when gas cost $3.098. Monday&rsquo;s price was also the lowest rate for a gallon of regular gas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3288934\/gas-prices-more-expensive-than-year-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since Jan. 16<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The price drop represents some good news for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who campaigned on the idea that he could and would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-name-is-the-only-name-biden-can-remember-tomi-lahren-slams-biden-for-obsessing-over-the-former-president\/\" title=\"\u2018...\u2019s Name Is The Only Name Biden Can Remember\u2019: Tomi Lahren Slams Biden For Obsessing Over The Former ...\">lower gas prices<\/a>. However, he has mostly been burdened with increased gas prices since his inauguration, especially in February. Monday&rsquo;s price was also lower than the cost of gas on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3294971\/gas-prices-continue-to-rise-on-bidens-last-day-in-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s last day in office<\/a> when the cost was $3.125 per gallon. Moreover, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is much less expensive today than a year ago, when the national average price was $3.346.<\/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>In addition to the president, the drop in gas prices is also a positive development for drivers in the country. Gas prices have been contentious in the nation&rsquo;s political discourse over the last few years. High gas prices have burdened the country since shortly after Biden took office, with the expensive prices affecting the economy and people&rsquo;s finances. Compared to Trump&rsquo;s first term, between Jan. 2017 and Jan. 2021, when the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $2.476, gas was much more costly under Biden.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices rose to over $3 per gallon less than six months into Biden&rsquo;s term, beginning in June 2021. Nearly a year later, they exploded to $4.929, the most expensive gas in the nation&rsquo;s history. However, gas prices began to drop the next month. Fuel costs rose and fell between 2022 and 2024, but through all the fluctuations, the average price for gas under Biden remained more expensive than when Trump was in office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3325917\/gas-prices-slight-decrease-pumps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GAS PRICES: SLIGHT DECREASE AT THE PUMPS TO END THE WEEK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, fuel costs peaked for the year before starting to fall again in May. Eventually, gas prices dropped to $3.01 per gallon by mid-December. Prices slowly increased after Christmas before dropping again on Jan. 20, the day Trump began his second term. Gas prices have yet to return to under $3 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices in the U.S. are inconsistent. They vary throughout the country, depending on which state one is in. Some states have much higher prices than others. Each week, in various areas throughout the country, the price of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">regular gas decreases depending<\/a> on the day and week, while in others, the average cost rises. On Monday, to start the work week, prices ranged from as low as $2.658 per gallon in Texas and Mississippi to as high as $4.785 in California.<\/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_2023809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2023809\"}});<\/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 continue to drop, averaging $3.097 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2408807,"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_ww4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36602,34477,32544,36838,32076],"class_list":["post-2408806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-news","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-market-trends","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408806","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=2408806"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408810,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408806\/revisions\/2408810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}