New York's average price for regular gasoline fell to about $4.29 a gallon Friday, down roughly 6 cents in a week, while prices in Rochester, Syracuse and Ithaca also declined, according to AAA.
The state average remained about $1.18 above a year earlier and roughly 22 cents higher than the national average of $4.07, AAA's Nov. 6 price data show.
Regional prices move lower
AAA listed Rochester's regular-gas average at $4.34, down about 3 cents from a week earlier, and Syracuse's at $4.26, down about 5 cents.
Ithaca's average was $4.34, also down about 5 cents in a week, while Elmira's was $4.08, down about 9 cents.
The figures are metro-area averages, rather than a quoted price at any individual station.
New York's statewide average was $4.3549 a week earlier and $4.4725 a month earlier, compared with $4.2918 Friday.
National decline follows lower crude prices
In its Thursday national update, AAA said the U.S. regular-gas average had fallen 12 cents over the preceding week to $4.10 as crude oil traded in the high-$80 to low-$90 range per barrel.
Despite that decline, AAA said it was the most expensive November for gasoline on record and that the national average had never exceeded $4 during November before 2026.
Thursday's national price remained more than $1 above a year earlier; Friday's updated national average was $4.0688.
AAA also said the national average cost of public electric-vehicle charging rose 1 cent in a week to 42 cents per kilowatt-hour.
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