Nation Enters 2021 on a Lower Note at the Pump

The average price of gasoline across Western Pa. is four cents higher this week at $2.518 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s avg. prices

Western Pennsylvania Average – $2.518

Average price during the week of Dec. 28, 2020 – $2.475

Average price during the week of Jan. 6, 2020 – $2.910

While the national gas price average ($2.25) is nine cents more than last month, January gas prices are already 33 cents cheaper than this time last year. That is the largest year-over-year difference at the beginning of January since 2015.

Today’s average h...