Gas prices are 7.5 cents higher in Pennsylvania this week at $3.303 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

With spring break in full swing, drivers are paying more at the pump compared with last week.

The national average for a gallon of gas has risen 6.2 cents over the past week to $3.201.

Gas prices typically begin rising at this time of year and reach their peak during the summer. However, the national average remains 33.5 cents lower than last year, mainly due to tepid gasoline demand and the price of crude oil.

The national average per kilowatt-hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remained unchanged this past week at 34.2 cents.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, gasoline demand decreased from 8.81 barrels per day last week to 8.64.

The total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 240.6 million barrels to 239.1. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 65 cents to settle at $69.65 a barrel.

The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 3.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 433.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton averages:

• Average price April 1, 2025: $3.178.

• Average price March 25, 2025: $3.120.

• Average price April 1, 2024: $3.490.

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.85), Hawaii ($4.53), Washington ($4.21), Nevada ($3.93), Oregon ($3.84), Illinois ($3.49), Alaska ($3.48), Arizona ($3.41), Idaho ($3.37) and Pennsylvania ($3.30).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.69), Louisiana ($2.76), Oklahoma ($2.76), Texas ($2.77), Alabama ($2.79), Tennessee ($2.79), South Carolina ($2.82), Arkansas ($2.83), Kansas ($2.84) and Kentucky ($2.85).

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (57 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Alaska (41 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), Louisiana (41 cents) and New Hampshire (41 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Nebraska (26 cents), Iowa (27 cents), North Dakota (27 cents), Delaware (28 cents), Michigan (29 cents), Texas (30 cents), Utah (30 cents) and Maryland (31 cents).

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide at GasPrices.AAA.com.