Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.379 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. 

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.379
Average price during the week of Dec. 16, 2024 $3.423
Average price during the week of Dec. 26, 2023 $3.435

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:

$3.319 Altoona
$3.435 Beaver
$3.537 Bradford
$3.280 Brookville
$3.454 Butler
$3.357 Clarion
$3.385 DuBois
$3.369 Erie
$3.379 Greensburg
$3.405 Indiana
$3.416 Jeannette
$3.468 Kittanning
$3.406 Latrobe
$3.345 Meadville
$3.484 Mercer
$3.184 New Castle
$3.370 New Kensington
$3.434 Oil City
$3.351 Pittsburgh
$3.172 Sharon
$3.359 Uniontown
$3.501 Warren
$3.298 Washington

After weeks of slightly lower prices, the national average for a gallon of a gas rose two cents over the pas week to $3.04. The price increase comes as a record 119 million people are forecast to travel this holiday season. 

More information on gas prices can be found on AAA's website.