LOUISVILLE (04/21/25) — Gas prices are five cents lower in West Central Kentucky this week at $2.652 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
West Central Kentucky Averages
|
Today |
One Week Ago |
One Year Ago |
Record Price Date |
Record Price |
|
$2.652 |
$2.705 |
$3.245 |
6/13/2022 |
$4.742 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$2.572 Bowling Green
$2.530 Elizabethtown
$2.909 Louisville
$2.622 Owensboro
$2.628 Paducah
Nationwide Trends:
As spring break travel winds down, gas prices are following suit across much of the country. Today’s average price for gasoline is $3.15, which is three cents lower than a week ago and three cents more than a month ago. The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 34 cents.
Softer demand is fueling this downward trend, and with crude as low as it’s been in a few years, drivers could continue to see lower pump prices as summer approaches.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased slightly from 8.42 b/d last week to 8.46 b/d. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 236.0 million barrels to 234.0. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.4 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $1.14 to settle at $62.47 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 0.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 442.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five-year average for this time of year.
