Late-summer milestone: U.S. gas tops $4 a gallon amid Iran conflict
TL;DR
The national average for gasoline rose to $4.03 per gallon, the first time prices have surpassed $4 this late in the year in data going back to 2000, as the war with Iran keeps pump prices elevated; last month it was $3.87 and $4.08 last week, with earlier spikes in 2022 briefly reaching $5 before easing by August.
- At above $4 a gallon, gas prices have never been this high so late in the year The Washington Post
- Gas prices have never been this high in mid-August Yahoo Finance
- Americans Have Never Paid This Much for Fuel So Late in The Year Bloomberg.com
- GasBuddy: Average gas price reaches record high for this time of year The Hill
- Why Gas Prices Remain High, and When Drivers Could See Relief WOODTV.com
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