Gas prices: An increase at the pumps to start the week – Washington Examiner

Gas prices slightly increased on Monday after a quick drop in gas prices over the weekend.

According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gas on Monday was $3.448. This was a slight increase over Sunday’s price of $3.447. A week ago, it also cost $3.447 for a gallon of regular gas. A month ago, the cost was $3.609 per gallon. A year ago, heading into the last week of June 2023, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.578.

The state with the cheapest gas prices for a gallon of regular gas is Mississippi, where it was $2.924 per gallon. California, on the other hand, is the state with the most expensive gas prices in the country. A gallon of regular gas in the Golden State was $4.811 per gallon on Monday.

Gas prices continue to vary significantly in each state. To see how expensive gas is in each state, click here.

Here are the gas prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C., and a few other states.

Washington, D.C.

In the nation’s capital, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.666 on Monday. This was a slight increase from Sunday’s price of $3.661 per gallon, which was the same price as a week ago. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas was more expensive, coming in at $3.701 per gallon.

Virginia

The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Virginia on Monday was $3.318. This was a slight decrease from Sunday’s average price of $3.321 per gallon. Both prices are a slight decrease from a week ago when regular-grade gas was $3.358 per gallon in Virginia. All of these prices are much cheaper than from a month ago, when it cost $3.471 per gallon for regular gas.

Maryland

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Monday was $3.518. This is less expensive than Sunday’s price of $3.522 per gallon. Both prices are less expensive than a week ago, when gas cost $3.607 per gallon. Gas prices are also cheaper now than from a month ago when it cost $3.667 for a gallon of regular gas.

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Delaware

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Monday was $3.454. This was a slight drop from Sunday’s price of $3.458 per gallon. A week ago, regular gas in the First State was $3.538 per gallon. Gas prices were lower over the weekend in Delaware than compared to a month ago when gas cost $3.521 per gallon.

Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas was $3.626 on Monday. This was a slight decrease from a day earlier when the average price of $3.628 per gallon. It is also cheaper than prices from a week ago, when regular-grade gas was $3.648 per gallon. Prices are also significantly cheaper than from a month ago, when Pennsylvanians had to pay $3.776 per gallon for regular gas.