Friday, November 15

Average price of a gallon of regular gasoline takes hold at record levels in Los Angeles County

La gasolina regular está en niveles récord en el sur de California.
Regular gasoline is at record levels in Southern California.

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Ricardo Roura

The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Los Angeles County is consolidated at record levels.

This Sunday, the American Automobile Association (AAA) reported an increase of 2 tenths of a cent to reach $6.099 dollars, after remaining unchanged for two consecutive days.

On Friday had ended a streak of 13 days of consecutive increases that had brought the price of a gallon to a record of $6.097 dollars.

During the rising streak, the average price rose a total of 32.3 cents, according to the AAA and the Petroleum Price Information Service.

Gasoline r in Los Angeles County has a price 12.4 cents more expensive than a week ago, 31.3 cents higher than a month ago and $1 .870 dollars more expensive than a year ago.

In Orange County, the self-service gallon of regular gasoline registered a decrease of 2 tenths of a cent, to stay at $6.074 dollars.

Had had raises during 21 of the 23 previous days, in which the price had increased 36.5 cents.

In Orange County, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is 13 cents more expensive than a s makes emanates, 34.8 cents higher than a month ago and $1.935 dollars more expensive than a year ago.

In San Diego County, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline for self-service this Sunday had a jump of 6 tenths of a cent to reach a new record of $6.27 Dollars.

Saturday had registered barely a tenth of a cent increase, while Friday was unchanged after a boost streak during 07 of the 17 previous days, for a total of 21.4 cents.

In San Diego County, the average price is 11.4 cents higher than a week ago, 030.8 cents more expensive than a month ago and $1.870 dollars higher than a year ago.

Increases in the price of fuel are not only a consequence of the war in Ukraine, but also problems with the supply of refineries, inflation and competition for resources to produce diesel, which s a few 36 cents more expensive than regular unleaded gasoline.

Nationally, the median price was unchanged at a record $4. 593 Dollars.

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