Gas prices in the Central Atlantic region have fallen since last week: Here you can see how much

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, regional gasoline prices fell for the second week in a row, reaching an average price of $3.48 per gallon of regular gasoline on Monday, down from the previous week’s price of $3.52 per gallon.

The average fuel price in the Central Atlantic region has fallen by about 9 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the region last year were as low as $3.18 on January 15, 2024, and as high as $3.85 on August 7, 2023.

A year ago, the average price of gasoline in the Central Atlantic region was $3.85 per gallon, ten percent higher.

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The average price of gasoline in the United States last week was $3.45, putting prices in the Central Atlantic region about 0.8 percent higher than the national average. The average national price of gasoline is down from last week’s average of $3.48 per gallon.

Prices in the Central Atlantic states, as determined by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, include Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Please leave feedback or corrections to this story Here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.

This article originally appeared in the York Daily Record: Gas prices in the Central Atlantic region have fallen since last week: Here’s how much