{"id":2427333,"date":"2025-04-25T05:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-a-week-of-fluctuating-costs-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T05:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:57:39","slug":"gas-prices-a-week-of-fluctuating-costs-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-a-week-of-fluctuating-costs-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: A week of fluctuating costs 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\">26<\/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-a-week-of-fluctuating-costs-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=2427333&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 fluctuations in gas prices over the past week, highlighting a national average price for regular gas of $3.164 per gallon as of Friday. This price represents a slight decrease from previous days but is still higher than a week ago.The report indicates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-slight-decrease-to-begin-october-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Slight decrease to begin October - ... Examiner\">significant regional variations<\/a>, with Mississippi boasting the lowest state average at $2.681 per gallon, while California reports an average nearing $5 per gallon. Factors influencing gas prices include geopolitical events and trends in oil production. Recent changes in gas costs have also been observed around Washington, D.C., where prices vary by state, with Virginia having the lowest and D.C. the highest in the area.  <\/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: A week of fluctuating costs 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_2105316\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gas prices have fluctuated this week, with increases and decreases reported over the last seven days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the national average price for regular gas is $3.164 per gallon, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This represents a slight decrease from Thursday&rsquo;s cost of $3.171 and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3387141\/gas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-3\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday&rsquo;s cost of $3.166<\/a> per gallon. However, it is slightly higher than fuel costs from a week ago, when the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.161. It is also more expensive today than a month ago, when the cost was $3.139 per gallon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3389283\/tesla-vandalism-minnesota-district-attorney-tim-walz-elon-musk-trump-administration\/\">Good ol&#8217; fashioned Minneosta injustice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3388152\/kalshi-growth-prediction-markets-ceo-tarek-mansour\/\">Prediction markets a budding profit center, CEO of futures company says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3386082\/gretchen-whitmer-2028-election-trump-challenge\/\">Would-be 2028 Democratic hopeful falls into a Trump trap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> have fluctuated over the last two months, primarily affected by geopolitical factors, from the world&rsquo;s overall oil production to talks of tariffs and trade wars. For example, on March 18, days after the Trump administration touted decreasing costs at the pumps, the average price for a gallon of gas in the country increased from $3.078 to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3370209\/gas-prices-another-week-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> $3.268<\/a> on April 4. Prices reversed course again, dropping in cost compared to the first week in April.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary depending on the state and region of the country. The nation&rsquo;s highest gas prices are currently on the West Coast, whereas states with the least expensive U.S. gas prices are found in and around the Gulf States region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Mississippi has the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cheapest statewide average cost<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas in the nation at $2.681 per gallon. Oklahoma is next at $2.72. Next is Texas at $2.743, Louisiana at $2.752, and Alabama at $2.788.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-seven-cent-decrease-from-a-week-ago-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Seven-cent decrease from a week ago - ... Examiner\">average statewide gas price<\/a> is approaching $5 per gallon. On Friday, the average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the Golden State was $4.797. Hawaii is the next most expensive state, at $4.512 per gallon, followed by Washington state at $4.286. The next two highest averages are slightly below the $4-per-gallon threshold. Oregon has an average fuel cost of $3.922 per gallon, and Nevada&rsquo;s is $3.865.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3244956\/slash-burn-trump-budget-chief-shows-total-commitment-to-shrinking-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S BUDGET CHIEF SHOWS &lsquo;TOTAL&rsquo; COMMITMENT TO SHRINKING GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In and around Washington, D.C., gas prices have also increased and decreased in recent weeks.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Virginia has the lowest fuel costs in the area on Friday. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state is $2.998. This is only slightly less than Delaware, where the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.007. Next is Maryland, which has a statewide average price of $3.137 per gallon for regular gas. Washington, D.C., has the highest gas prices in the area, with an average price of $3.219 per gallon, a little more than five cents per gallon higher than the national average.<\/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_2105316\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2105316\"}});<\/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 have varied this week, with the national average at $3.164 per gallon on Friday, down from $3.171 on Thursday and $3.166 on Tuesday, but up from $3.161 a week ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2427334,"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":[37295,54055,40433,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2427333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-news","tag-fluctuating-costs","tag-fuel-economy","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\/2427333","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=2427333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427337,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427333\/revisions\/2427337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}