Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the 10th consecutive day, increasing to its highest amount since Oct. 19, 2012.

Drivers in Los Angeles County are feeling pain at the pump as gas prices have risen to the highest amount in nearly a decade.

"I’m retired myself so I live on a fixed income. So these things matter to me and my generation. I worked hard like everybody else in my situation did to be able to retire, but if prices keep escalating like it is, it’s going to make it very difficult for everybody in California and in the country as well."

Hurricane Ida could create a "nightmare" scenario for national gas prices, according to a market analyst. 

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its highest amount since Oct. 25, 2012, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average cost of a gallon of gas in the state is $4.28, compared to $3.10 across the US.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its highest amount since May 3, 2014, on Tuesday, increasing two-tenths of a cent to $4.304.

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An increase of one-tenth of a cent Tuesday was enough to push the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County to its highest amount since July 21, 2015.

The primary reasons for the sharp price increase since the start of the year are "higher oil prices and higher demand as the economy reopens and more people began returning to work and travel," said Marie Montgomery, a public relations specialist with the Automobile Club of Southern California.

It happens every summer. Just as the vacation driving season begins every year, gas prices go up.