{"id":2622656,"date":"2026-07-02T06:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-drop-below-3-84-per-gallon-marking-lowest-pricing-since-march\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:30:24","slug":"gas-prices-drop-below-3-84-per-gallon-marking-lowest-pricing-since-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-drop-below-3-84-per-gallon-marking-lowest-pricing-since-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Drop below $3.84 per gallon marking lowest pricing since March"},"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-drop-below-3-84-per-gallon-marking-lowest-pricing-since-march%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=2622656&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>Gas prices in the U.S.are currently decreasing, with the national average dropping to $3.838 per gallon, remaining below $4 for two consecutive weeks. Over the past month,prices have fallen by more then 45 cents per gallon. Earlier in 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gas prices experienced critically important fluctuations<\/a>, reaching a low of $2.79 in January and soaring to a record high of $4.564 in May due to geopolitical tensions and military operations. Despite recent declines, prices still vary regionally, with the West Coast having the highest averages around $5.40 to $5.50 per gallon, while states like Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Arkansas enjoy much lower prices between $3.12 and $3.42. The ongoing decrease is noted despite fluctuations influenced by weather and global events, with some expectations that prices should fall faster, as voiced by former President Trump, who criticized oil companies for not passing savings to consumers quickly enough.  <\/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\">Temperatures in the U.S. are heating up, but the national average price for regular gas keeps falling on Thursday, dropping to $3.838 per gallon on Thursday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. It is the second straight week that fuel costs have remained under $4 per gallon, and for seven days, they have been under $3.92 per gallon. Gas prices have dropped over 45 cents per gallon in the last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4613880\/gas-prices-drop-below-4-per-gallon-for-first-time-since-march\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> have varied considerably throughout 2026, with fuel costs setting both a five-year low and a four-year high in a matter of months. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped to $2.79 on Jan. 12, 2026. This was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-drop-of-nearly-60-cents-per-gallon-in-the-last-month\/\" title=\"...: ... of nearly 60 cents per ... in the last month\">lowest national average gas price<\/a> since 2021. Severe winter weather across the country began causing gas prices to rise slightly in late January, continuing to rise into the $2.90 range in February. <\/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\/policy\/economy\/4633188\/anti-establishment-democrats-colorado-primary-wave\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>[OVERNIGHT]  Democrats brace for more anti-establishment primaries after Colorado upsets<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4630761\/doj-sue-egg-producer-price\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ sues egg producer over \u2018manipulated\u2019 prices<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4628259\/gas-prices-drop-to-lowest-national-average-price-since-march\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices drop to $3.86 per gallon, the lowest national average price since March<\/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\">Prices began to soar as the military operation commenced on Feb. 28,\u00a0 ultimately hitting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4577598\/gas-prices-rise-to-new-national-average-record-high-price-for-2026\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$4.564 per gallon, a record high for 2026<\/a> on May 21. This was the most expensive national average price for a gallon of regular gas at any point during either term of President Donald Trump. Gas prices have steadily decreased since then. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except for last week, when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4622321\/gas-prices-drop-of-nearly-60-cents-per-gallon-in-the-last-month\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fuel costs increased by the slightest of margins<\/a>, going from $3.926 per gallon on Tuesday to Wednesday\u2019s price of $3.928 per gallon, gas prices have dropped for five consecutive weeks. Nearly four months after the war began, gas prices dropped below the $4-per-gallon threshold on June 19 for the first time since the end of March. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been vocal about gas prices during the Iran war, repeatedly suggesting that fuel costs would drop as the war subsided. During a press conference at the White House last week, he accused oil companies of price gouging, arguing that gas prices should be much lower than they are now because oil prices have fallen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should be, in my opinion, at $2.25 right now at the pump, and we\u2019re higher than that,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4623965\/trump-gas-prices-price-gouging\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Trump. \u201cAnd we are doing a big investigation on it, yeah. They\u2019re not reducing the prices commensurate with \u2026 what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He singled out the country\u2019s largest oil and gas companies for taking advantage of consumer pricing because of Operation Epic Fury during the spring. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it\u2019s Exxon Mobil, it\u2019s Chevron, it\u2019s Shell, it\u2019s BP, it\u2019s a lot of them,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe gasoline or the oil prices have come down so much, and we are not seeing anything at the pump by comparison to what it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late Wednesday night, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2072469532070002801\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boasted<\/a> about gas prices decreasing in a post to his Truth Social account while also expressing frustration that costs were not decreasing \u201cas fast as they should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, but not as fast as they should be. As we approach America\u2019s 250th Birthday, I am pleased to announce that a VERY smart Retailer, located throughout the Northeast, is stepping up, and\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LsDki3aj3s\">pic.twitter.com\/LsDki3aj3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2072469532070002801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, but not as fast as they should be,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2072469532070002801\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in the post, before promoting a \u201csmart retailer\u201d in the Philadelphia area that would be offering a promotion to discount gas costs for the celebration of America 250. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the massive fluctuations in gas prices this year, one thing that has remained constant is that fuel costs vary throughout the country, specifically by region. The states with the highest gas prices are on the West Coast, whereas the states with the lowest gas prices are located in the Midwest and South.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4633195\/colorado-republican-gabe-evans-new-york-exporting-socialists-congress\/\">COLORADO REPUBLICAN WARNS NEW YORK IS EXPORTING SOCIALISTS TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-slightly-more-expensive-than-a-week-ago\/\" title=\"...: Slightly more expensive than a ... ago\">lowest statewide average gas price<\/a> in the country at $3.125 per gallon. This is followed by Texas at $3.344 per gallon. Oklahoma, which was once consistently the state with the lowest gas prices in the nation, fell to third in that category, with an average price of $3.374 per gallon. Tennessee follows with an average price of $3.417 per gallon, and then Arkansas with a statewide average of $3.428 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawaii has the highest gas prices in the country on Thursday. Regular gas in the Aloha State on Monday averaged $5.485 per gallon. California is next at $5.401 per gallon. Washington state follows this with a statewide average of $5.098 per gallon. Next is Alaska with a statewide average price of $4.79 per gallon, followed by Oregon at $4.628 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. gas prices fall to $3.838 per gallon, second week under $4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2622657,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26156453832541.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42872,40714,32544,36838,36256],"class_list":["post-2622656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-energy-costs","tag-fuel-prices","tag-gas-prices","tag-market-trends","tag-oil-market"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26156453832541.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622656","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=2622656"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622660,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622656\/revisions\/2622660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}