Traffic & Transit
Gas Prices Rise In San Clemente
What was the lowest gas price you've found lately? In Orange County, prices keep rising as drivers find filling up is costing more and more.
SAN CLEMENTE, CA — It's back to pain at the pump, as Orange County gas prices have reached the highest point since Sept. of 2015. The price per gallon of regular, self serve gasoline have risen each day for the past two weeks, the AAA and Oil Price Information Service said.
The Orange County average price has increased 1.3 cents to $3.482. It has risen 14 of the past 16 days, increasing 10 cents, including 1.2 cents on Wednesday.
The Orange County average price is 5.8 cents more than one week ago, 9.5 cents higher than one month ago and 47.1 cents greater than one year ago. It has risen 36.6 cents since the start of the year.
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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday to its highest amount since Sept. 3, 2015, increasing 1.1 cents to $3.517.
The average price has risen 17 consecutive days, increasing 9.5 cents, including eight-tenths of a cent on Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
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The average price is 5.3 cents more than one week ago, 9.4 cents higher than one month ago and 49.1 cents greater than one year ago. It has risen 36.7 cents since the start of the year.
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