The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday for the 12th consecutive day, increasing 1.6 cents to $4.701.
The average price has risen 16.2 cents over the past 12 days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak of rising prices began one day after the end of an 20-day streak of decreases totaling 21.8 cents that dropped the average price to its lowest amount since Jan. 24, 2023.
The average price is 9.9 cents more than one week ago and 5.5 cents higher than one year ago but 3.3 cents less than one month ago. It has dropped $1.793 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose for the 11th time in 12 days, increasing 1.7 cents to $4.641. It has risen 21.1 cents over the past 12 days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday. The Orange County average price rose nine consecutive days, was unchanged Sunday and resumed increasing Monday.
The Orange County average price is 8.7 cents more than one week ago, six-tenths of a cent higher than one month ago and 3.7 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.818 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price dropped three-tenths of a cent to $3.145, the third decrease in four days following a five-day streak of increases totaling 5.1 cents. It is 2 cents more than one week ago and 6.2 cents higher than one month ago, but 32.5 cents less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.871 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“A majority of states again saw average gasoline prices rise over the last week, pushed slightly higher by oil prices that had risen to multi-month highs,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations.
“While most states saw price increases, they were somewhat tame, though the trend will likely begin to accelerate toward the end of the month. For now, the most common gas price in the U.S. remains $2.99 per gallon, but its days are numbered.”