{"id":2610923,"date":"2026-06-05T06:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-drop-17-cents-per-gallon-in-one-week-as-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:43:39","slug":"gas-prices-drop-17-cents-per-gallon-in-one-week-as-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-drop-17-cents-per-gallon-in-one-week-as-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Drop 17 cents per gallon in one week as decreases at the pumps continue"},"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\">32<\/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-drop-17-cents-per-gallon-in-one-week-as-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue%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=2610923&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>Regular unleaded gas prices in the U.S. dropped Friday by 17 cents to a national average of **$4.22 per gallon**, according to AAA. Prices have fallen for **two straight weeks**, moving from **$4.39** a week earlier and **$4.24** the previous day. The decrease follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carney-the-great-quarantine-will-sideline-millions-of-american-workers-and-make-bidenflation-worse\/\" title=\"Carney: The Great Quarantine Will Sideline Millions of American Workers and Make Bidenflation Worse\">recent record high<\/a> in mid-May and started around memorial Day weekend, helping kick off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-gas-prices-hit-7-year-high-amid-bidens-energy-crackdown\/\" title=\"U.S. ... hit 7-year high amid Biden\u2019s energy crackdown\">summer driving season<\/a> with lower pump prices.<\/p>\n<p>AAA reports broad advancement as well: **18 states** now have average prices **below $4 per gallon**, a sharp contrast to May 20, when **every state** was at $4 or higher.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article ties recent price swings largely<\/a> to geopolitical developments involving **Iran**, noting that speculation about possible de-escalation (and uncertainty easing around the Strait of Hormuz) has coincided with lower fuel costs after higher prices during periods of rising tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Regionally, prices continue to vary widely. **Indiana** is the cheapest state at **$3.517**,followed by **Texas ($3.699)** and **Oklahoma ($3.725)**. **California** remains the most expensive at **$5.948**, with **Washington ($5.65)** and **Hawaii ($5.614)** next, before **Alaska ($5.203)** and **Oregon ($5.146)**.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national average price for regular gas fell on Friday, dropping 17 cents in one week to $4.22 per gallon, according to AAA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">Gas prices<\/a> have declined for two consecutive weeks, amid a decrease in hostilities between the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>. Yesterday, the national average price for regular gas was $4.24 per gallon, and a week ago, it was $4.39 per gallon. Fuel costs have dropped 27 cents since May 26 and 34 cents per gallon since setting a 2026 record high on May 21, when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4590644\/gas-prices-decreases-continue-falling-20-cents-in-one-week\/\">gas cost $4.564 per gallon<\/a>. Gas prices started to fall on Memorial Day weekend, traditionally the start of the summer driving season and, with it, typically an increase in pump prices. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596386\/gas-prices-drop-17-cents-per-gallon-in-one-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Drop 17 cents per gallon in one week as decreases at the pumps continue<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4590644\/gas-prices-decreases-continue-falling-20-cents-in-one-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Decreases continue, falling 20 cents in one week to $4.29 per gallon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4586727\/gas-prices-fall-to-4-39-per-gallon-dropping-16-cents-in-one-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Fall to $4.39 per gallon, dropping 16 cents in one week<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 66.7% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783?src=embed&#038;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Gas Prices\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s price of $4.22 per gallon is still much higher than earlier in the year. However, it is lower than a month ago, when regular gas was $4.48 per gallon. On Jan. 12, 2026, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped to $2.79, the lowest price in over five years. Prices began to increase in January and early February, primarily due to winter weather that hampered much of the country at the time. Prices began to soar as Operation Epic Fury commenced on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the surge in gas prices in early spring, a dip in prices at the pumps is a welcome sight. Relief at the pumps has also spread nationwide, with 18 states now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decreases-continue-falling-20-cents-in-one-week-to-4-29-per-gallon\/\" title=\"...: ..., falling 20 cents in one week to .29 per gallon\">reporting gas price averages<\/a> below $4 per gallon, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This is in stark contrast to 16 days ago, when, on May 20, every state in the nation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4575955\/gas-prices-fuel-costs-creep-up-again-days-away-from-memorial-day-weekend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had an average price of $4 per gallon or higher<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 66.7% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/9f7e7959-0223-42b8-b5f6-3191856ffbff?src=embed&#038;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Crude oil prices since Jan 28\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas pricing trends correlated with geopolitical news surrounding the military conflict with Iran. Rumors began circulating that a peace deal between Iran and the United States was in the works on Memorial Day weekend. Experts theorized that this speculation has contributed to the recent drop in fuel costs. It represents a stark contrast from the middle of May, when geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran continued to rise, as did gas prices. Furthermore, uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz blockade led to fuel costs rising for much of May before declining recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4596270\/iran-war-public-approval-poll\/\"><strong>NEARLY 70% OF AMERICANS WANT IRAN WAR ENDED NOW: POLL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it is winter storms or military conflicts, fluctuations in gas prices have been a recurring trend in 2026. Yet despite these frequent, drastic pricing changes, one thing that remains constant about gas prices in the U.S. is that costs vary by region. The states with the lowest gas prices, with one exception, are in the South \u2014 many along the Gulf Coast. The states with the highest gas prices in the country are located in the western U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana remains the state with the lowest prices in the country at $3.517 per gallon. This is over 18 cents per gallon cheaper than the next state, Texas, at $3.699 per gallon. Oklahoma is next at $3.725 per gallon. This is followed by Louisiana at $3.774 per gallon. Next is South Carolina, a newcomer to the list of the most affordable states for gas, at $3.782 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, California remains the state with the highest gas prices in the country, though the statewide average has dropped below the $ 6-per-gallon threshold to $5.948 per gallon. Next is Washington state at $5.65 per gallon, followed by Hawaii at a statewide average of $5.614 per gallon. Alaska is next, with an average price of $5.203 per gallon, and then Oregon at $5.146 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAA says the regular gas national average dropped 17\u00a2 to $4.22\/gal this week, with prices declining for two weeks as U.S.-Iran hostilities eased<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2610924,"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-oil-22.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34477,32544,16349,33408,41576],"class_list":["post-2610923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-gasoline","tag-price-drop","tag-weekly-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-oil-22.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610923","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=2610923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610927,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610923\/revisions\/2610927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}