Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 11 cents lower this week at $2.691, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
This week’s average prices: Western Central KY Average $2.691
Average price during the week of Sept. 9, 2024 $3.809
Average price during the week of Sept. 18, 2023 $3.482
Average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$2.672 Bowling Green
$2.614 Elizabethtown
$2.690 Glasgow
$2.930 Louisville
$2.545 Owensboro
$2.696 Paducah
The national average for a gallon of gasoline has declined again this week, sinking seven cents since last Monday. Today’s average of $3.20 is 23 cents lower than last month and 67 cents lower than this time last year.
The primary drivers of lower gasoline prices are low demand and oil costs. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand fell last week from 8.93 million barrels per day to 8.47 million. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks rose to 221.6 million barrels. At the close of last Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose by $1.56 to settle at $67.31 per barrel. Today’s average is hovering around $70.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
