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Gas prices dip in region, U.S., but not Washington

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Here’s a change: Gasoline prices have dipped a little across Western Pennsylvania.

A gallon of unleaded self-serve averages $3.085 across the region this week, AAA East Central announced Monday afternoon. That is a 1.8-cent dip from last week, and is a mere 2.6 cents higher than it was a year ago.

Washington price, surprisingly, rose slightly – four-tenths of a cent – from $3.066 to $3.070. Washington’s average has jumped 60.9 cents from $2.461 Jan. 8.

The city’s average is the eighth-lowest among 22 Western Pennsylvania cities and towns monitored by AAA. Altoona, for the third week in a row, has the cheapest gas at $2.905, 7.5 cents higher than the second-lowest town, DuBois ($2.980). New Castle ($2.996) is the only other area with an average below $3.00. Kittanning has the most expensive fuel, $3.166 – 26.1 cents higher than Altoona.

Pennsylvania’s average declined three cents to $3.02, but that is highest price of any state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region, where every state realized a decrease. Tennessee ($2.57) has the least expensive gas in the region.

The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is benefiting from a 1.1 million barrel increase in inventories this week, to 60.6 million, the Energy Information Administration reported. That is the highest level since the end of March and helped to stabilize pump prices. That increase is attributable to imports.

Prices also dipped nationally, the average falling three cents to $2.86. There are concerns, though, that prices could jump upward again because of the tariffs on China, and a spike in demand that could lead to a drop in gasoline stocks. The Memorial Day weekend is less than two weeks away.

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