The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day, increasing 1.3 cents to $4.44.
The average price has risen 8.3 cents over the past six days, including 1 cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 8.2 cents more than one week ago and 1.1 cents higher than one month ago but 9.2 cents less than one year ago.
The average price has dropped $2.054 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price also rose for the sixth consecutive day, increasing 1.3 cents to $4.352. It has risen 10.9 cents over the past six days, including 1 cent on Monday.
The Orange County average price is 10.7 cents more than one week ago and 4 cents higher than one month ago, but 13.5 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped $2.107 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price rose eight-tenths of a cent to $2.883, one day after a half-cent increase. It is a half-cent less than one week ago, 6.3 cents more than one month ago and 21.5 cents lower than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $2.133 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“While oil prices jumped to their highest level in months amid geopolitical tensions, a weakening U.S. dollar, and supply concerns, the national average price of gasoline saw little change compared to a week ago,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, said in a statement released Monday.
“Just over half of states saw gas prices decline, led by Indiana, Ohio, and other price-cycling states that had previously seen prices jump but have since started to fall. Meanwhile, prices are rising across much of the West Coast as the transition to summer gasoline begins, and attention turns to another refinery shutdown in California expected in April.
“Over the coming weeks, we’re likely to see more states experiencing increases than decreases.”