Gas prices in western Pennsylvania this week dropped by a penny to $3.362 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report on Monday.

Last week's average gas price was $3.379, and the price one year ago was $3.414.

The average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline across the region are:

  • $3.332 Altoona
  • $3.410 Beaver
  • $3.490 Bradford
  • $3.227 Brookville
  • $3.437 Butler
  • $3.364 Clarion
  • $3.354 DuBois
  • $3.329 Erie
  • $3.360 Greensburg
  • $3.408 Indiana
  • $3.379 Jeannette
  • $3.454 Kittanning
  • $3.397 Latrobe
  • $3.331 Meadville
  • $3.454 Mercer
  • $3.148 New Castle
  • $3.368 New Kensington
  • $3.399 Oil City
  • $3.340 Pittsburgh
  • $3.221 Sharon
  • $3.354 Uniontown
  • $3.499 Warren
  • $3.284 Washington

The national gas average is starting the last week of the year slightly lower than the week before.

Today’s average of $3.02 is two cents lower than one week ago, three cents lower than one month ago, and nine cents lower than one year ago.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices are trading around $71 per barrel, which is mostly consistent with prices over the past month.