Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, and potentially wet, wild weather, gas prices in west central Kentucky are 13 cents lower than last week — down to an average $3.23 a gallon.
That’s according to the AAA East Central Gas Price Report, which noted gasoline in this area was roughly $3.36 a gallon from May 13-19.
This is also the same exact price the region experienced a year ago.
Average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline are $3.05 in Owensboro, $3.15 in Elizabethtown, $3.17 in Paducah, $3.27 in Bowling Green and $3.50 in Louisville.
The national average for a gallon of gasoline continues to trend downward, falling two cents over the past week to $3.59. The primary reasons: weak domestic demand and oil costs below $80 a barrel. Today’s national average is eight cents less than a month ago but five cents more than a year ago.
And for the first time in what seems like a while, most of west Kentucky is currently experiencing either at, or below, the state average of $3.35 a gallon. It’s $3.29 in Trigg County, $3.24 in Christian County, $3.22 in Todd County, $3.19 in Muhlenberg County, $3.15 in Hopkins County, $3.29 in Caldwell County, $3.19 in Marshall County and $3.23 in Calloway County. Only Lyon County, at $3.35, comes close.
At the close of last Wednesday’s trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased by 61 cents to settle at $78.87 a barrel.
