The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Saturday to its highest amount since Nov. 23, increasing 1.8 cents to $5.027, rising for the eighth time in nine days.
The average price has risen 9.7 cents over the past nine days, including 1.8 cents Friday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It rose three consecutive days, dropped one-tenth of a cent Monday and resumed increasing Tuesday.
The average price is 7.5 cents more than week ago, 23.4 cents higher than one month ago and 17.3 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.467 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose to its highest amount since Nov. 17, increasing 2 cents to $4.983, rising for the eighth time in nine days. It has risen 10.4 cents over the past nine days, including 1.3 cents Friday. The Orange County average price rose three consecutive days, dropped two-tenths of a cent Monday and resumed increasing Tuesday.
The Orange County average price is 7.5 cents more than week ago, 23.7 cents higher than one month ago and 18 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.476 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The streak of increases to the national average price was extended to 11 days, but barely, as it rose two-tenths of a cent to $3.534. It has increased 14 cents over the past 11 days, including a half-cent Friday.
The national average price is 7.9 cents more than one week ago, 26.7 cents higher than one month ago and 9.6 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.482 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“Gas prices are a lot like seasonal temperatures. They start to rise with the arrival of spring,” said Andrew Gross, an AAA national public relations manager. “And the national average for gas is now higher than a year ago, which we have not seen since late December.”