(May 30, 2023) Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are two cents higher this week at $3.253, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The average price during the week of May 22, 2023 was $3.238, and the average price during the week of May 31, 2022 was $4.29.
Average prices this week for unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas are:
- $3.288 in Bowling Green
- $2.964 in Elizabethtown
- $3.711 in Louisville
- $3.089 in Owensboro
- $3.211 in Paducah
The seasonal surge in gasoline demand leading into the long holiday weekend resulted in the national average for a gallon of gas rising three cents over the past week to $3.57. The rise in gasoline demand is helping to push pump prices higher, but the
increases are tempered by the lower cost of oil, which is currently in the low 70s per barrel. Today’s national average is four cents less than a month ago and $1.04 less than a year ago.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
