Falling Gas Prices In Yakima County For 2015

Filling up your gas tank is getting cheaper every week in Yakima and throughout the State of Washington. Average retail gasoline prices in Yakima have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.40/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 91 gas outlets in Yakima. This compares with the national average that has fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.19/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Yakima during the past week, prices yesterday were 90.5 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 55.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 52.8 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 112.7 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.

“As we've welcomed in the new year, gas prices have stayed at their bargain basement levels in most states, with just a few seeing minor gas tax increases,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy. “2015 will be a far better year at the pump than what we saw in 2014, and motorists will fare substantially better, shelling out $96 billion less this year at the gas pump with motorists in most states seeing far more $2 gas than $3 gas."