Gas Prices on the Rise in State As Demand Increases Nationwide

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is eight cents higher this week at $2.342 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

As gas prices increase across the country, five Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states carry averages of $2 per gallon or more: Pennsylvania ($2.22), New York ($2.18), Washington, D.C., ($2.13), New Jersey ($2.02) and Maryland ($2.01).

At $1.75, Virginia has the lowest state average in the region. On the week, the region saw prices increase between two and eight cents.

Regional gasoline stocks have increased for two weeks with levels inchi...