The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Thursday to $5.648, one day after increasing four-tenths of a cent.
The average price is six-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, but 10.5 cents more than one month ago and $1.171 higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
It has increased 95.4 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 rose nine-tenths of a cent to $5.592, one day after increasing eight-tenths of a cent. It is three-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, but 11.4 cents more than one month ago and $1.148 higher than one year ago.
The Orange County average price has increased 95.6 cents since the start of the attack on Iran.
The national average price rose for the third consecutive day, increasing 1.8 cents to $4.104. It has increased 4.1 cents over the past three days, including 2.1 cents Wednesday. The increases follow a three-day streak of decreases totaling 1.4 cents.
The national average price is 3.3 cents more than one week ago, 10.1 cents higher than one month ago and 97.1 cents greater than one year ago. It has increased $1.122 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.