Gas in Pittsburgh about 20 cents above national average
How much is a gallon in your area?
By Christopher Flowers
The world is an interconnected web of business and political deals. Happenings around the world can affect you at the pumps in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Let’s examine the latest numbers, as of Tuesday, Aug. 4, courtesy of the American Automobile Association’s gas index.
Per the New York Times, the president is the first in modern history to take America to war without pubic support, and — wouldn’t you know it — the public is not happy.
A recent poll shows 60% of voters oppose military action against Iran. Another poll shows that 74% overall, and 43% of Republicans, said the war “had not been worth the cost in terms of the financial burden or American casualties.”
From the article:
Despite the fact that Mr. Trump ran on getting and keeping America out of wars, the conflict has now lasted far longer than his promise of “four to five weeks,” and it has killed 18 U.S. service members.
Mr. Trump has dismissed the pains being experienced from the war, saying they are temporary. And he has downplayed the number of American troops’ deaths by comparing them to casualty counts of past wars like Vietnam.
On Monday, Mr. Trump wrote that he believed that any polling showing discontent was “the Radical Left’s Fake Poll numbers.”
Additional reading:
Fact-checking Trump’s claims about how the war in Iran is going (PBS)
Iran Update Special Report, August 3, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)
Iran’s war with Israel and the United States (Global Conflict Tracker)
Why Trump’s Job Approval Rating Could be Headed Down Again (Inside Elections)
How much is a gallon of gas…
National
Today: $4.09
One month ago: $3.81
One year ago: $3.15
Pittsburgh
Today: $4.27
One month ago: $4.34
One year ago: $3.38
Philadelphia
Today: $4.22
One month ago: $3.89
One year ago: $3.23
Harrisburg
Today: $4.13
One month ago: $3.79
One year ago: $3.17
Pennsylvania
Today: $4.18
One month ago: $3.96
One year ago: $3.26
New York City
Today: $4.22
One month ago: $4.00
One year ago: $3.20
Los Angeles
Today: $5.70
One month ago: $5.40
One year ago: $4.47
Dallas
Today: $3.53
One month ago: $3.23
One year ago: $2.81
Honolulu
Today: $5.39
One month ago: $5.42
One year ago: $4.37
Previous numbers
One week ago: Gas prices in flux as president says ‘friendly negotiations’ are underway, which Iran denies
Gas price index: July 2026
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