After months of falling prices, fuel rates increased slightly on Wednesday. According to AAA, the average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline increased to$ 3.215. This was more than Tuesday’s average price of$ 3.203 per gallon.
Wednesday’s improve was the first in week across the country. Costs had been gradually falling across the country, leading to much-needed pleasure at the pump for the government’s drivers. Gas prices are still lower than they were a week ago, when it was$ 3.253 for a gallon of regular fuel, despite the current increase. Similar to how much fuel was cost a fortnight ago, when regular oil was typically priced at$ 3. 4 per gallon.
Before Wednesday’s increase, the drop in gas prices throughout the country resulted in 16 states having an average price under$ 3 per gallon for regular gas: Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. On Monday, this amount increased to 17 states, but Ohio was taken off the list when its gas rates increased to$ 3.018 per gallon on Wednesday.
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, oil prices continue to be a hot topic. Former President Donald Trump’s most new business focused on rising gas prices throughout the nation. With President Joe Biden deciding not to seek election, Vice President Kamala Harris, then the Democratic presidential candidate, has to show how she will handle the country’s oil prices and electricity costs and how both affect the economy and people’s finances.
Oil prices have fluctuated throughout the year and have varied drastically between states despite the recent trend of decreases. Nevertheless, gas prices remain higher than when Trump was in business.
Click here to view the oil prices in various states across the nation. Read below to see the rates for a quart of regular-grade oil in Washington, D. C., and the Delmarva area.
Washington, D. C.
Unlike today’s regional average gas price increase, the price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the world’s money decreased on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long pattern. It then costs$ 3.397 per gallon for regular gas. This is a cut from Tuesday’s cost of$ 3.408 per quart. Additionally, Wednesday’s price is less expensive than a week ago, when it cost$ 3.51 for a gallon of regular gas, and a month ago, when the price for a gallon of regular gas$ 3.668.
Virginia
A quart of regular gasoline then costs$ 3.025 in Virginia on Wednesday, as a result, the price continued to decline. This rate is lower than it was yesterday, when standard gasoline is$ 3.036 per gallon. Wednesday’s costs are also less expensive than last year, when standard gasoline was$ 3.103 per gallon, and a fortnight back, when a gallon of regular gasoline expense$ 3.294.
Maryland
Maryland’s gas prices increased on Wednesday, marking the first time it has done so in weeks. A gallon of state-wide regular gas is currently$ 3.082. This was more expensive than Tuesday, when gas cost$ 3.079 per gallon. Despite the increase, however, regular gas is still cheaper than a week ago, when it was$ 3.138 per gallon. Additionally, it’s less expensive than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas in Maryland cost$ 3.378.
Delaware
On Wednesday, a gallon of regular gas in Delaware will cost$ 2.983. This was a slight increase over the previous day’s$ 2.981 gallon of regular gas. Despite Wednesday’s rise in cost, gas prices are still less expensive than a week ago, when regular gas was$ 3.05 per gallon. Costs are also cheaper than from a month ago, when regular gas was$ 3.296 per gallon.
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California
California continues to be the state with the most expensive gas, with average gas costs of$ 4. 778 per gallon. Unlike Wednesday’s increase in the national average for a gallon of regular gas, prices in the Golden State decreased. Yesterday, a gallon of regular gas in California was$ 4.78. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas cost$ 4.749 in the state. Gas is also more expensive than a month ago, when it was$ 4.598 in the Golden State.
Mississippi
The state with the least expensive gas prices is Mississippi. A gallon of regular gas in the state cost$ 2.728 on Wednesday. This was a decrease from Tuesday, when the price was$ 2.732 for a gallon of regular gas. Prices are also lower than they were a week ago when regular gas cost$ 2.768 per gallon and a month ago when regular gas cost$ 2.958 per gallon in Mississippi.
