Posted on 03/02/2021 8:15:06 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — The price for a gallon of regular gas has climbed as high as $4.05 in Orange County recently, which is why many drivers headed to Sam’s Club in Fountain Valley, where gas was going for $3.30 per gallon Monday — a full 75 cents cheaper than the most expensive stations.
“Gas keeps going up,” Mandy Hall, a driver, said. “I don’t know how they can justify doing like 10 to 20 cents a day, every time I turn around.”
According to the Auto Club of Southern California, gas prices in Los Angeles County have hit their highest rates since December 2019, with self-serve regular gasoline getting more expensive for most of February.
The average price Monday was $3.74 per gallon in L.A. County, following 20 consecutive days of price increases.
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Cincinnati, 2.79
They were down previously mostly due to the shrunken economic activity from less travel and the lockdowns.
It was inevitable as the economy picked back up that gas prices also would rise.
Supply and demand.
$4.19 in Chicago
U.S. Gasoline Demand Jumps To Highest Since Pandemic Started
It was well under $2.00 in Jersey until the governor decided it needed to be taxed more. Around election day it was about $2.15-$2.25. Now it is $2.69-$2.79 and rising.
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