The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Pennsylvania fell 8 cents over the past week to $4.354, according to AAA East Central. In the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton market, the average price was $4.181 on Nov. 9, down from $4.291 a week earlier but up from $3.176 a year ago.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 16 cents to $4.00. AAA said gas prices have declined for nearly two weeks as crude oil prices retreated into the upper $80 to low $90 per-barrel range. Even with the recent decline, prices remain unusually high for November. According to AAA, the national average has never exceeded $4 per gallon during November before this year and is more than $1 higher than it was a year ago.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gasoline demand increased from 8.35 million barrels per day to 8.80 million barrels per day last week. Domestic gasoline supplies slipped slightly from 209.2 million barrels to 209 million barrels, while gasoline production increased from 9.24 million barrels per day to 9.70 million barrels per day.

As of Nov. 4, West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $7.97 to settle at $88.12 per barrel. The Energy Information Administration reported U.S. crude oil inventories decreased by 0.9 million barrels to 409.8 million barrels, which is 4% below the five-year average.

The national average price for electricity at a public EV charging station increased 1 cent to 42 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Pennsylvania’s statewide average of $4.354 remains among the nation’s highest. Only California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Illinois reported higher average gasoline prices. AAA reported North Carolina, Texas and Georgia among the states with the nation’s lowest average gasoline prices.