LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose 1.1 cents Saturday to $5.664, its fourth consecutive increase.
The average price is 1.8 cents more than one week ago, 7.3 cents more than one month ago and $1.14 more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has increased 97 cents since the start of the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28, which sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump.
The Orange County average price also rose for the fourth consecutive day and also increased 1.1 cents, to $5.607. It is 2.5 cents more than one week ago, 6.8 cents more than one month ago and $1.103 more than one year ago. The Orange County average price has increased 97.1 cents since the start of the attack on Iran.
“Crude oil prices are once again approaching the $90 per barrel range amid continued uncertainty along the Strait of Hormuz and the conflict in the Middle East,” Kandace Redd, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s senior public affairs specialist, said in a statement released Thursday.
“Gas prices remain volatile, so motorists should continue looking for ways to stretch their fuel dollars. Keeping tires properly inflated, avoiding excessive idling and combining errands are simple steps that can help reduce fuel consumption and save money at the pump.”
The national average price dropped seven-tenths of a cent to $4.102, after four consecutive increases. The national average price is 3.2 cents more than one week ago, 4.2 cents more than one month ago and 96 cents more than one year ago. It has increased $1.12 since the attack on Iran.
The national average price is at its highest amount this late in the calendar year, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations.
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