Gas Prices Soar Amid Labor Day Travels
Labor Day Weekend is a big travel day for Southern Californians, who are running into high gas prices that are cutting into the travel budget.
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Labor Day Weekend is a big travel day for Southern Californians, who are running into high gas prices that are cutting into the travel budget.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent Friday to $4.388, its highest amount since Oct. 24, 2012.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose six-tenths of a cent Saturday to $4.371 after remaining unchanged three of the previous four days.
The average price has increased over $1 a gallon since the start of the year because of a sharp increase in the oil price and increased demand due to more people driving to work.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Saturday for the 17th time in 19 days, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $4.32, its highest amount since May 1, 2014.
California has the highest gas tax in the nation. The tax increases annually based on the California Consumer Price Index.
AAA and the Oil Price Information Service says the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County is now at $4.285, nearly 10 cents higher than a month ago. In Orange County, the same gallon of gas is at $4.239.
It is currently charging $6.73 a gallon.
Gas prices had already been pushed up by a shortage of truck drivers able to transport fuel, the start of the California's usage of the higher-cost summer blend, and wider business reopenings that have people driving more and farther.
A gallon of regular averaged $4.13 in L.A. County on Friday, the highest its reached since October of 2019.
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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Friday to $3.922 — its highest amount since Nov. 22, 2019.
According to the Auto Club of Southern California, gas prices in Los Angeles County have hit their highest rates since December 2019, with self-serve regular gasoline getting more expensive for most of February.
Gas prices are rising again in Southern California.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was at $3.23 Monday, its lowest amount for Labor Day since 2016.
A six-day streak of increases in the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Los Angeles County ended Wednesday when it stayed unchanged at $3.206.
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Currently, the state's average cost for gas is $4.14 per gallon while the national average is $2.65 per gallon.
Two weeks of daily price hikes have sent the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline well over the $4 mark across the region, even in outlying areas where prices are usually cheaper.
The average price of gas in Los Angeles jumped three cents Wednesday to $3.85 per gallon and was expected to pass the $4 mark in the next few days
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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County decreased three-tenths of a cent to $3.572, its lowest amount since March 25.
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