{"id":2520427,"date":"2025-12-12T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-now-at-2-93-per-gallon-and-less-expensive-than-a-year-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:38:58","slug":"gas-prices-now-at-2-93-per-gallon-and-less-expensive-than-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-now-at-2-93-per-gallon-and-less-expensive-than-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Now at $2.93 per gallon and less expensive than a year ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-now-at-2-93-per-gallon-and-less-expensive-than-a-year-ago%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=2520427&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 national average price for a gallon of gasoline has recently dropped to $2.93, continuing a downward trend from earlier figures such as $2.94 the previous day and $3.07 a month ago. This current price is also lower than it was a year ago, when the average was $3.03 per gallon. According to sources like AAA and the U.S. Energy Data Governance, gas prices are at their lowest monthly national average sence May 2021. As of now, 36 states report gas prices under $3 per gallon, especially in Gulf Coast regions, while prices remain highest on the West Coast and in hawaii, which now holds the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-five-straight-days-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Five straight days of increases at the pumps - Washington Examiner\">highest average fuel cost<\/a> at $4.45 per gallon. Oklahoma currently has the lowest gas prices at about $2.36 per gallon. Unlike recent years, there was no meaningful summer increase in gas prices in 2025, and overall prices have remained relatively stable throughout the year after fluctuating early in the year.  <\/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: Now at $2.93 per gallon and less expensive than a year ago<\/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_2441154\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of gas dropped again on Friday to $2.932 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It marks the latest decrease in the national average for gas prices, which has been dropping as quickly as winter temperatures in the northeastern United States recently. Yesterday, the average price for regular gas was $2.94 per gallon, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. Fuel costs have dropped two cents per gallon since Monday, when the national average was $2.952. Gas is less expensive than it was a week ago, when it averaged $2.978 per gallon, and a month ago, when the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.075.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3915684\/georgia-unemployment-report-job-loss\/\">Georgia&#8217;s first unemployment report in months shows job loss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3915133\/treasury-sanctions-maduro-family-venezuelan-shipping-companies\/\">Treasury sanctions several Maduro family members and Venezuelan shipping companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3915527\/texas-leads-us-job-growth\/\">Texas leads US in job growth, again<\/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>Friday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"... ... Price Surges To Highest Level Since Obama Era\">national gas price average<\/a> is also cheaper than a year ago, when the cost for a gallon of gas was $ 3.026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, gas prices are at their lowest monthly national average since May 2021, when the average cost was $2.985 per gallon at the pumps, 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\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. As of Friday, 36 states have average gas prices under $3 per gallon, the same number as Monday, according to AAA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gas prices reached historical highs<\/a> during former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s term, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-36-states-now-with-average-costs-under-3-per-gallon\/\" title=\"...: ... now with ...s under  per ...\">highest national average gas price<\/a> in history in 2022, then-candidate Trump pledged affordable gas prices during the 2024 presidential campaign. Since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, gas prices have fluctuated but have remained largely steady during the year, falling within a price range that did not exceed $3.21 per gallon. Moreover, unlike recent years, there was no customary surge in gas prices during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have now been under $3 per gallon for a week. It&rsquo;s been a threshold that the national average for gas prices had been flirting with since the beginning of autumn. By Oct. 20, the petroleum analysis company GasBuddy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/3857019\/national-gas-prices-average-below-three-dollars\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that the national average price for regular gas had dropped below $3 per gallon. This organization was alone in its assessment. Other gas analyses, including those from AAA, continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-under-3-per-gallon-for-first-time-since-2021\/\" title=\"...: ... falls to under  per ... for first time since 2021\">show national average prices<\/a> above $3 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, gas prices continue to vary throughout the country. The states with the cheapest gas prices are located near the Gulf of America, while the states with the highest prices are located on the Pacific coast &mdash; and in the Pacific.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3907849\/house-appropriators-eye-smaller-spending-deal-avoid-nightmare-january\/\"><strong>HOUSE APPROPRIATORS EYE SMALLER SPENDING DEAL TO AVOID &lsquo;NIGHTMARE&rsquo; JANUARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent development in gas prices shows that Hawaii is now the state with the most expensive statewide gas prices in the U.S. Average fuel costs in the Aloha State reached $4.452 on Friday, surpassing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a>, the previous title holder for the most expensive gas prices for much of 2025. On Friday, California&rsquo;s gas price average dropped to $4.396. There were no changes in positioning for the states with the following three most expensive fuel costs. Washington state is next with an average price of $4.036 per gallon. This was followed by Oregon at $3.648 and Alaska at $3.625.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma, by far, has the lowest gas prices in the country, with an average cost of $2.358. Iowa is next at $2.507 per gallon, followed by Colorado at $2.509 per gallon. This week marks the first time Colorado has been among the states with the lowest gas prices in over two years. Texas is next at $2.509 per gallon, followed by Arkansas at $2.524 per gallon.<\/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 fall to $2.93, cheaper than last year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2520428,"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\/08\/Gas_Prices_098725.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9168,36836,32544,51707,8068],"class_list":["post-2520427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-economy","tag-fuel-cost","tag-gas-prices","tag-price-comparison","tag-transportation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gas_Prices_098725.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520427","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=2520427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520431,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520427\/revisions\/2520431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}