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Gas prices exceptionally low for summer driving season
Stacy Wescoe//July 16, 2025//
Listen to this articleBucking normal seasonal trends, gas prices are down both locally and nationally.
Gas prices are 4.6 cents lower in Pennsylvania this week at $3.248 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s most recent Gas Price Report.
In the Lehigh Valley, the average price for a gallon of gas on July 16 was $3.063
down from $3.114 the week prior.
Prices are also significantly lower than this time last year when the average price for a gallon of gas was $3.582.
The national average for a gallon of gas was $3.162 this past week and remains steady at $3.160 this week.
AAA said it’s been four years since the national average has been this low during the summer.
It explained that this season’s lower pump prices are due to an abundance of supply in the oil market. Halfway through the year, the national gas price comparison chart shows prices have remained steady in 2025 compared to recent years.
Today’s national average is 35.5 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.64 million barrels per day last week to 9.15. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 232.1 million barrels to 229.5. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.9 million barrels per day.
At the close of last Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased 5 cents to settle at $68.38 a barrel.
The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 7.1 million barrels from the previous week. At 426 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 8% below the five-year average for this time of year.
