Posted on 08/30/2025 2:24:02 PM PDT by lowbridge
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. reached its lowest late-summer price of the past four years this month — but not in Oregon, where gas prices rose over the same time period.
So far this month, the U.S. average for a gallon of gas has been about $3.13, a 3-cent drop from August 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Meanwhile, the average this month for a gallon in Oregon has been about $3.98, a 20-cent increase from August 2021, according to figures provided by AAA.
Adjusting for inflation, national gas prices are even more of a bargain for Americans. And even in Oregon, a 20-cent rise in gas prices over four years means prices didn’t increase as rapidly as inflation.
Nonetheless, per-gallon gas prices are far higher than August 2020, when they stood at just $2.18 nationally and $2.66 in Oregon.
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Oregon currently has the fourth-highest in gas prices in the nation, according to AAA. It follows California, with the highest, then Hawaii and Washington. Experts say higher gas prices in certain states are due to a historic combination of factors, including gas taxes, environmental protections or the geographic difficulty of transporting gas into the regions.
On Friday, Oregon’s Legislature will convene to hash out whether to raise the state’s 40-cent-per-gallon gas tax by 6 cents to support the state’s deteriorating transportation system.
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That’s the ticket … gas prices are rising … increase the tax.
Really?! How did I miss that for the last 50 years?! /s
Dumb ass
Not a single bureaurat or politician has been held to account for that massive screw up.
Probably too drunk.
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