Oil prices remained low on Thursday across the country, with AAA reporting that the typical cost for a gallon of regular gas was$ 3.308. This was a increases from today’s cost of$ 3.317 per quart. It’s also cheaper now than a week ago, when regular gasoline expense$ 3.361 per gallon, and a fortnight ago, when it cost$ 3.472 for a quart.
Additionally, there are now ten states where regular gasoline costs are on par with average under$ 3 per gallon, which is how fuel prices have slowed across the nation.
Gasoline prices continue to be a crucial concern as we approach the 2024 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, will have to explain how she will solve the nation’s high gas prices and energy costs as well as how they will affect the economy and the people’s finances as President Joe Biden decides not to run for president.
Prices have fluctuated in 2024, but they have decreased over the past few weeks and months. However, gas prices remain higher than when former President Donald Trump was in business.
Oil prices vary significantly between state. To see how expensive gasoline is in each state, visit here. Here are the fuel costs for a quart of regular-grade oil in and around the world’s capital.
Virginia
On Thursday, the average price for regular gas in Virginia is$ 3.174 per gallon. Virginia‘s fuel prices have followed the government’s tendency of falling prices as today’s cost is more economical than a week ago, when standard gasoline price$ 3.227 per gallon. Petrol prices in the condition are also less expensive than they were a fortnight back, when a gallon of regular gasoline price$ 3.32.
Maryland
In Maryland, oil prices fell to$ 3.237 on Thursday. The typical cost for a gallon of regular gasoline was$ 3.285. This is a small decrease from the previous week. Maryland‘s fuel prices have been a new pattern, starting almost a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was$ 3.39.
Delaware
The lowest rate for a gallon of regular gasoline in Delaware on Thursday is$ 3.160, which is the lowest in the area. This somewhat dropped from Wednesday’s cost of$ 3.165 per quart. In Delaware, like the state mentioned above, fuel prices have decreased compared to a week ago, when the price was$ 3.183 per quart. However, gas prices in the First State today are lower than a fortnight ago when they cost$ 3.293 per gallon.
Washington, D. C.
And last but certainly not least are the gas prices in Washington, D. C., where the average cost for a gallon of regular gas on Thursday is $3.556. This price is the highest in the region and much higher than the national average of $3.308 per gallon. Nevertheless, gas prices have fallen in the nation’s capital, with Thursday’s price being less expensive than what it was on Wednesday, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.574. A week ago in D.C., a gallon of regular gas was $3.603, and a month ago, it was $3.688.
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Hawaii
Like Wednesday, oil prices increased suddenly on Thursday in Hawaii, with the average cost for regular gasoline now at$ 4.66 per gallon. This is higher than the Aloha State’s normal regular gas price was$ 4.64 per gallon a week ago. But, gas prices are lower in Hawaii nowadays than a month ago when standard gasoline was$ 4.667 per quart. For the past few weeks, the country’s gas price has remained constant between the$ 4,60 and$ 4,0 range.
Mississippi
Mississippi had the least expensive regular gas prices in the country on Thursday, at$ 2.839 per gallon. Like many states throughout the country, this amount was a increases from last week, when a gallon of regular was$ 2.886 in Mississippi. A month ago, oil prices were slightly higher, but also the cheapest in the country, at$ 2.953 per gallon.
