{"id":2613529,"date":"2026-06-12T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-for-third-consecutive-week\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T07:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:03:02","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-for-third-consecutive-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-for-third-consecutive-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for third consecutive week"},"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\">20<\/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-decrease-at-the-pumps-for-third-consecutive-week%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=2613529&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 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\">As is customary for the last three weeks, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas fell again on Friday, dropping to $4.108, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. The string of decreases began after the Memorial Day weekend holiday, traditionally recognized as the start of the summer driving season \u2014 and, subsequently, the start of increases in fuel costs. However, the current military conflict between the U.S. and Iran has disrupted the traditional gas market and caused significant price fluctuations since the beginning of March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last three weeks, those fluctuations have benefited consumers. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/pump-prices-fall-for-third-straight-week\/\">three weeks<\/a> prior, not so much. It\u2019s been a whirlwind of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">gas price<\/a> changes over the last few months, and no one seems to be sure what is next, as uncertainty around the Iranian conflict and hostilities in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> directly correlate with the national average price for a gallon of regular gas. Fuel costs have been quite volatile this spring. The recent three-week decline was preceded by days of rising costs, culminating in the record high for 2026 of $4.564 on May 21.<\/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\/4606106\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-for-third-consecutive-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for third consecutive week<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4604818\/iran-war-inflation-european-central-bank-first-raise-interest-rates\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran war inflation drives European Central Bank to become first to raise interest rates<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4604038\/gas-prices-forty-cents-per-gallon-cheaper-than-a-month-ago\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Forty cents per gallon cheaper than a month ago<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s price point was slightly lower than Thursday\u2019s, when gas was $4.1290 per gallon. A week ago, gas was about ten cents per gallon more expensive at $4.22. A month ago, as prices were concluding their streak of increases, a gallon of gas in the U.S. averaged $4.504. All of it has led to uncertainty about what the future holds for gas prices, in the short term and long term. This was confirmed in a recent <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> interview with GasBuddy price analyst Patrick De Haan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGas prices this summer could fall below the $4 mark; they could go above $5,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4603064\/us-summer-unpredictable-gas-price-iran\/\">said<\/a> De Haan. \u201cI think for motorists, we\u2019re all kind of living this uncertainty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 affected much of the country. Prices began to soar as Operation Epic Fury commenced on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only certainty is that the current gas market is full of uncertainty, De Haan said. He explained that the volatility of recent weeks could help stabilize the market, insofar as, barring unforeseen circumstances, the previous tumultuous weeks helped normalize extreme fluctuations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the psychological standpoint, the market is now accustomed to this situation, and unless there\u2019s some sort of wild and completely unpredictable development, the market may respond in a more measured way now because it\u2019s not as fearful of the unknown,\u201d De Haan said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been at this 100 days now, and I think there\u2019s been a lot of twists and turns, so the market\u2019s not really shocked by new developments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596017\/fed-kevin-warsh-pressure-rates-higher-labor-market-strength\/\"><strong>FED AND WARSH UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO KEEP RATES HIGHER, THANKS TO LABOR MARKET STRENGTH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, in 2026, gas prices have been anything but constant. However, one thing that has remained steady and will continue to do so is that fuel costs across the country tend to vary by region. One certainty, at least for the last three years, is that the states with the most expensive gas prices are located on the West Coast. States with the most affordable gas prices have changed in recent weeks. After nearly two years in which Gulf Coast states had the nation\u2019s cheapest gas prices, the Midwest has now taken that distinction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana is the state with the cheapest statewide average gas prices. On Friday, a gallon of regular gas in the Hoosier State averaged $3.378. This was followed by Texas, which had a statewide average of $3.563 per gallon. Oklahoma is next at $3.603, and then Tennessee at $3.661. Kentucky was next with a statewide average of $3.67.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom\u2019s California is the state with the highest gas prices in the country. On Friday, the Golden State had a statewide average for a gallon of regular gas of $5.786. Next was Hawaii at $5.58 per gallon followed by Washington at $5.545. Alaska was next with a statewide average price of $5.138 per gallon and then Oregon at $5.033 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is customary for the last three weeks, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas fell again on Friday, dropping to $4.108, according to AAA. The string of decreases began after the Memorial Day weekend holiday, traditionally recognized as the start of the summer driving season \u2014 and, subsequently, the start of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2613530,"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\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-6.35.06-AM.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2613529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-25-at-6.35.06-AM.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613529","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=2613529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}