{"id":2505112,"date":"2025-10-31T07:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-no-frightening-or-spooky-costs-at-the-pumps-on-halloween\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:03:16","slug":"gas-prices-no-frightening-or-spooky-costs-at-the-pumps-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-no-frightening-or-spooky-costs-at-the-pumps-on-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: No frightening or spooky costs at the pumps on Halloween\u00a0"},"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-no-frightening-or-spooky-costs-at-the-pumps-on-halloween%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=2505112&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 reports that gas prices in the United states have remained relatively stable and have slightly decreased as of Halloween, with the national average for regular gasoline at about $3.04 per gallon. This marks a nearly 4% drop since early October, trending downward toward the $3 per gallon mark.According to AAA, 34 states currently have average gas prices below $3, up from 24 states at the end of September. GasBuddy, another price tracking institution, has already reported the national average below $3. The decline in prices is the earliest occurrence of sub-$3 gas as 2020. While states like California and Hawaii still have the highest prices, hovering above $4.40 per gallon, Texas boasts the lowest prices, around $2.57 per gallon. The article notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >maintaining affordable gas prices<\/a> has been a feature of the Trump administration in 2025. drivers are benefiting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-record-oil-reserve-release-after-failing-twice-to-lower-prices\/\" title=\"Biden Plans Record Oil Reserve Release After Failing Twice To Lower ...\">lower fuel costs<\/a> as the fall season progresses.  <\/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: No frightening or spooky costs at the pumps on Halloween&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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2388175\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for regular gas on Friday is $3.04 per gallon, a slight decrease from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864516\/gas-prices-last-week-of-october-cost\/\">earlier this week<\/a>. There were no spooky increases at the pumps or frightening fuel costs this Halloween.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overall, gas prices have remained relatively steady with a downward trend to the $3 per gallon price point, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. While it has not eclipsed the threshold, at least according to AAA, it seems like a matter of when, not if, that will eventually happen. Gas prices dropped a fair amount in the U.S. in October. On Oct. 2, the national average was $3.16 per gallon; today, fuel costs are almost 4% less expensive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3868687\/seattle-bans-grocery-no-compete-clause-food-medicine-deserts\/\">Seattle bans grocery no-compete clauses to combat food and medicine deserts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3868639\/wisconsin-voters-data-center-cost-not-worth-benefit-poll\/\">Wisconsin voters believe data center costs not worth the benefit: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3867265\/hochul-urged-veto-bills-expanding-legal-liability\/\">Hochul urged to veto bills expanding legal liability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 100% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783?src=embed&amp;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Gas Prices\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>If this trend continues, the national average price for a gallon of gas will be under $3 at the beginning of November. One gas analyst organization, GasBuddy, already listed the national average for gas under $3. Their figures differ from the data AAA has obtained. Nevertheless, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, touted the decrease in fuel costs, with the national average flirting with the $ 3-per-gallon price point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gas prices have finally fallen below $3 per gallon nationally &mdash; the earliest date we&rsquo;ve seen a $2.99 national average since 2020, when COVID was the primary driver of low prices,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864516\/gas-prices-last-week-of-october-cost\/\">said<\/a> De Haan. &ldquo;Currently, 35 states have average gas prices below $2.99\/gal.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have been relatively steady in the fall and late summer, decreasing toward a $ 3-per-gallon national average after Labor Day and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3825893\/gas-prices-falling-heading-into-autumn\/\"> as autumn began<\/a>. It&rsquo;s been a welcome delight for the nation&rsquo;s drivers. Moreover, October&rsquo;s gas prices are the least expensive since mid-December 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Affordable gas has become a hallmark of the Trump presidency, both in terms of rhetoric and reality. Since President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> began his second term in January, gas prices have remained steady for essentially all of 2025 under the Trump administration, typically falling between $3.12 and $3.21.<\/p>\n<p>Gas price experts suggest $3 per gallon as a price point to reflect the state of affordability of national gas prices in recent years. While the national average is currently $3.04, the number of states with average prices lower than $3 per gallon has steadily increased throughout the year. At the end of September, 24 states had fuel cost averages below $3 per gallon. By Oct. 7, that number had increased to 28 states. Today, on Halloween, the last day of October,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\"> 34 states have an average gas price below $3 per gallon<\/a>, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3867319\/key-people-to-watch-looming-2025-virginia-elections\/\">KEY PEOPLE TO WATCH IN LOOMING 2025 VIRGINIA ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> has the most expensive gas prices in the country, with a cost of $4.62 per gallon, a four-cent increase from earlier this week. Next is Hawaii with a fuel cost of $4.485 per gallon, followed by the state of Washington at $4.296, also with a slight decrease from earlier in the week. Oregon and Alaska are the states with the 4th and 5th most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-start-the-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: ... at the pumps to start the week - Washington Examiner\">expensive average gas prices<\/a> in the country, at $3.898, a slight drop from Tuesday, and $3.863, a slight increase from Tuesday, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, Texas is now the state with the cheapest gas prices in the country, a change from earlier in the week. The Lone Star state has a statewide average of $2.576 per gallon. Next is Oklahoma, with an average price of $2.593 per gallon. Mississippi is next at $2.603, and then Arkansas at $2.612. Texas is next, both at $2.606 per gallon. Louisiana is now the fifth-least expensive state for gas prices, with an average of $2.625.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 steady, no scary hikes this Halloween<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2505115,"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?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[34477,32544,16159,66225,66224],"class_list":["post-2505112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-halloween","tag-pumpkin-patch-prices","tag-spooky-savings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww4.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505112","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=2505112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505117,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505112\/revisions\/2505117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}