The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Monday for the 12th time in 13 days, increasing a half-cent to $5.019, its highest amount since Nov. 27.
Gas has soared 10.8 cents over the past 13 days, including two-tenths of a cent on Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It rose for five consecutive days, was unchanged last Monday and resumed increasing Tuesday.
"It is hurting my pockets spending that extra cash. I have to drive. I work every day. I have to spend gas," April Fernandez told NBC 7.
The average price is 7.7 cents more than one week ago, 21.5 cents higher than one month ago and 15.4 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.416 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022.
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The national average price rose one-tenth of a cent to $3.534, one day after an 11-day streak of increases totaling 14 cents ended with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent. It is 6.7 cents more than it was one week ago, 27.2 cents higher than it was one month ago and 9.4 cents greater than it was one year ago.
While it's common for gas prices at this time of year, during the first two quarters, to rise due to scheduled refinery maintenance, the sales of summer blends and increased demand due to summer travel, what's not normal is it being above $5 a gallon, a benchmark consumers blanche at anywhere, but especially in San Diego, which has some of the highest gas prices in the nation. One local traveler to Massachusetts last week saw a pump offering regular unleaded at just $3.15 a gallon, for example.
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Things could be worse, though. That Shell station on Pacific Coast Highway and Laurel Street near the airport? On Monday, they said over the phone that a gallon of regular unleaded was going for $5.99.
The national average price has dropped $1.482 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
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