The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the eighth consecutive day, increasing 2.7 cents to $5.592.
The average price has risen 18.7 cents over the past eight days, including 2.2 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 17.3 cents more than one week ago, a half-cent higher than one month ago and $1.108 greater than one year ago.
The average price has increased 89.8 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 for the ninth consecutive day, increasing 3.2 cents to $5.539. It has risen 24.1 cents over the past nine days, including 2.8 cents Tuesday.
The Orange County average price is 21.6 cents more than one week ago, 8.4 cents higher than one month ago and $1.111 greater than one year ago.. It has increased 90.3 cents since the attack on Iran.
The national average price also rose for the eighth consecutive day, increasing 4.1 cents to $4.06. It has risen 20.1 cents over the past eight days, including 1.6 cents Tuesday.
The national average price is 17 cents more than one week ago, 13.1 cents higher than one month ago and 91.5 cents greater than one year ago. It has increased $1.078 since the attack on Iran.
“This weekend will represent peak yearly U.S. gasoline demand — (about) 375 million gallons per day before starting to decline into August,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, wrote on social media Tuesday.
“Unfortunately untimely with gas prices rising. Americans will spend (about) $1 billion more on gasoline this weekend compared to the same a year ago.”