The average price for a gallon of gas in the country has increased to$ 3.22, according to AAA, as oil prices are on the increase throughout the nation.
Thursday’s rate for a gallon of regular gas is$ 3.213, a little increase from Wednesday. Following weeks of declining oil prices throughout the country, the cost of gasoline increased for the second straight time. Gas is significantly less expensive than regular gasoline, which costs$ 3. 838 per gallon last year.
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, fuel prices continue to be a hot topic. 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, oil prices remain higher than when Trump was in business. Click here to view the oil prices in various state throughout the nation. Read below to see the rates for a quart of regular-grade oil in Washington, D. C., and the Delmarva area.
Delaware
Delaware no longer offers the region’s lowest oil prices. On Thursday, Delaware’s typical cost for a quart of regular gasoline increased to$ 3.099. This price increase was significant compared to yesterday, when gas was only$ 2.973 per gallon for residents of the state. The price of gas on Thursday was also higher than it was a week ago, when gas was$ 2.983 per gallon, and a month ago, when gas was$ 3.195.
Maryland
On Thursday, a gallon of regular gasoline in Maryland cost$ 3.18. Like Delaware, this was rather considerable leap in one day. On Wednesday, a gallon of regular gasoline in Maryland was$ 3.075. Petrol prices in Maryland are only marginally lower than they were a week ago, when a quart of regular gas cost$ 3.079. The cost of gas on Thursday is much more affordable than it was on a month ago, when the price was$ 3.283. This is because of the country’s recent weeks of gas prices dropping.
Virginia
Virginia is currently the position in Delmarva that offers the most affordable oil. On Thursday, the state will charge$ 3.022 for a gallon of regular gas. This also represented an increase from Wednesday, but, just slightly, with today’s cost at$ 3.012 per gallon. In Virginia, this was the same amount as last year. A fortnight ago, oil in the state cost$ 3.223 per gallon.
Washington, D. C.
Unlike the other states in the area, oil prices in the world’s capital decreased on Thursday with a new value of$ 3.318 per gallon. This was slightly less expensive than yesterday’s cost of$ 3.323. A week ago, gas in the nation’s capital was$ 3.39 and a month ago, gas cost$ 3.602 per gallon.
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Mississippi
Mississippi remains the state with the most affordable gas in the country, coming in with a price of$ 2.711 on Thursday. In the condition, this was the same price as it was on Wednesday. Gas prices in Mississippi are less expensive than they were a week ago, when gas was$ 2.721. Additionally, it is less costly to fill up with regular gasoline now than it was a month earlier in the state, where a gallon of regular gasoline expense$ 2.896.
California
California is the state with the most expensive gas prices in the country on Thursday, coming in at$ 4. 715 per gallon for regular gas. This is a small decrease from Wednesday’s cost of$ 4.725 per gallon. In subsequent weeks, fuel prices have fluctuated significantly in the Golden State. A week ago, it cost$ 4.769 for a gallon of gas in the state, but a month ago, regular gas was cheaper than Thursday’s price, when it cost residents only$ 4.605 per gallon.
