Gas Continues Downward Tick

Three of the six gas stations being tracked week-to-week by Upper Dublin Patch lowered the cost of their regular gas.

The average price for a gallon of regular at these six gas stations dipped by a nickel over last week to $3.71. Last week, the prices dropped by $0.04 — so the local prices for regular gas are comparable to the national average, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. They weren’t several weeks ago.

The local average cost for a gallon of premium also dropped, but only by about 2 cents, brining it to a still-over-four-dollar $4.02. That figure is seven cents higher than the national average and ten cents higher than the Philadelphia average.

Cumberland Farms is selling the cheapest regular gas at $3.56, though Sunoco isn’t far behind at $3.57. Sunoco is the only gas station to raise its prices week-over-week, but only did so by a penny.

And cheap premium can be had at the Sunoco. It’s going for $3.89, the same as it was last week.

Lukoil is still selling the most expensive gas of both grades. Regular gas is 0.18 higher than the local average and premium is $0.21 cents higher.

Shell and 7-Eleven both reined their prices in this week. 7-Eleven dropped the prices of both grades of gas by $0.16 over last week; Shell lowered the price of its regular gas by $0.16 and lowered its premium gas by a dime.

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