Gas prices continue to trend downward with national average near $3
Photo by Tom Rivers: The sign at the Crosby’s at the intersection of 98 and 31 in Albion displays the prices for a gallon of gas on Monday evening.
Gas prices continue to decrease slightly and are getting close to an average of $3 per gas for regular unleaded in the country.
The national average price was $3.08 on Monday, down a cent from a week earlier, while the New York State average was $3.15, also down a cent. A year ago the national average was $3.32 while the state-wide average was $3.62, according to AAA.
“The national average is now less than a dime away from dipping below $3 for the first time since May of 2021,” AAA reported on Monday. “But the possible formation of a new hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could delay or even temporarily reverse the decline in pump prices.”
The national average price for diesel was $3.53 on Monday, down two cents from a week earlier while the New York average was $3.87, no change from last Monday.
The average prices in counties around Western New York include:
- Orleans, $3.255
- Genesee, $3.284
- Wyoming, $3.237
- Livingston, $3.357
- Monroe, $3.237
- Niagara, $3.163
- Erie, $3.221
- Chautauqua, $3.458
- Cattaraugus, $3.338
- Allegany, $3.325
