Gas prices continue small but positive downward moves for drivers in the Philadelphia market.
The average for a gallon of regular was down 5.4 cents for the week ending Sunday to $4.30, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 979 stations in the market.
That’s down 19.8 cents per gallon from a month ago, but still $1.16 higher than a year ago.
The price for the date, Oct. 25, is by far the highest on record, well ahead of second place: $3.87 in 2022.
The cheapest station in the Philadelphia market was priced at $3.88 per gallon Sunday night while the most expensive was $5.49, an untypically wide difference of $1.61.
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That Philadelphia market average includes some areas in Delaware and New Jersey where gas prices are historically cheaper. It also includes warehouse stores, where prices are typically cheaper.
The prices in adjoining states offer some relief, especially a stone’s throw away in Wilmington, Del., where a price plunge continues: $3.89 per gallon, down 14.4 cents for the week ending Sunday. That came after a 19.9 cents per gallon downturn the week before.
And, in New Jersey the price per gallon was down 7.0 cents per gallon on average to $4.15.
Delaware is considered a “price cycling” state, so the price could change quickly and, the price track record shows, most likely would rise significantly on no notice to consumers.
The national average price of gasoline was unchanged in the last week at $4.24 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. The national average is down 22.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and $1.24 higher than a year ago.
The national average price of diesel increased 4.0 cents for the week to $6.34 per gallon.
“Average gasoline prices fell in a majority of states over the last week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Diesel edged modestly higher nationally, and with the national average for gasoline likely to remain above $4 per gallon and diesel above $6 heading into the U.S. election, the relief motorists and policymakers have been hoping for remains elusive, even as states have moved to cut fuel taxes and the Trump administration has pulled virtually every lever available.”