Gas prices are three cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.160 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is back on the rise after a week of falling prices. Today’s national average of $4.06 is five cents more than last week. Crude oil prices are once again in the $80 per barrel range amid continued uncertainty along the Strait of Hormuz. While gasoline demand is down, crude oil prices are keeping pump prices higher than normal for this time of year. So far, this is the highest August on record when it comes to the national gasoline average. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 9.03 million barrels per day to 8.96 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 209.7 million barrels to 208.7 million. Gasoline production also decreased, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.