Oil rates across the country dropped once more on Friday. The national average price for regular gas fell to$ 3.122 per gallon on Nov. 1, a nearly one-cent drop from Thursday’s price of$ 3.131.
Friday’s amount was also less costly than a week ago, when regular gas price$ 3.144 per gallon. Gas is also less expensive than a gallon of regular gas a month ago, when it was$ 3.204. The most expensive fuel in the country since January 2024, when the regular cost was$ 3.075, is now the lowest price ever.
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Gasoline prices are a crucial issue before the upcoming presidential election on Tuesday. With President Joe Biden deciding not to seek election, Vice President Kamala Harris, 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. Gasoline prices are still higher than they were when Donald Trump took office.
Click here to view the oil prices in various claims. Read on to find out the typical costs for a gallon of regular gasoline in and around Washington, D. C.
Delaware
On Friday, Delaware’s oil prices continued to decline, with the fresh average price for a gallon of regular gasoline now set at$ 2.971. This was an over 4-cent drop from Wednesday, when the price was$ 3.013. Petrol prices in the First State have significantly decreased following a sharp improve earlier this month. A week ago, the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was$ 3.044, and a month ago, it was$ 3.187.
Maryland
The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline in Maryland dropped to$ 3.069 on Friday, a more than 3-cent cut since Wednesday. Petrol prices in the state have been declining for the past few months after rising at the beginning of October. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas cost$ 3.131, and a month ago, it was$ 3.244.
Virginia
The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline in Virginia decreased by$ 3.024 % on Friday. This was a little drop from Thursday’s cost of$ 3.033. Virginia’s fuel prices have been declining over the past several weeks, just like other state in the Delmarva area. A week ago, a gallon of regular gasoline expense$ 3.055. However, gas prices were slightly higher in the state on Friday than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas was under$ 3 per gallon, coming in at$ 2.997.
Washington, D. C.
The average gas price in Washington, D. C., continues to be the most expensive among all the areas in the Delmarva region, coming in at $3.269 per gallon on Friday, a slight increase from Thursday’s price of $3.267. Gas prices in the state have fluctuated between $3.25 and $3.32 for the last month. For example, a week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the nation’s capital was more expensive, costing $3.283. The same holds for prices from a month ago when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.305.
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Texas
Texas remained the state with the nation’s lowest gas prices on Friday, at$ 2.667, a slight decrease from the$ 2.68 per gallon price on Thursday. This was also in line with the Lone Star State’s average gas price of$ 2.695 last week and the Lone Star State’s average gas price of$ 2.736 last month.
Hawaii
Petrol prices in Hawaii on Friday remained the most expensive in the country after toppling California for it earlier in the week. It now costs$ 4.587 per gallon for regular gas in the Aloha State, a drop from Thursday’s price of$ 4.594. Prices are ever-so-slightly higher than they were a week ago, when regular gas was the average price of$ 4.589. When Hawaii residents paid$ 4.605 per gallon for regular oil, Friday’s costs was less expensive than a fortnight before.
