The average price of gas has soared to record levels in several California counties, which are experiencing some of the highest gas prices in the entire nation.
The national gas price average hit a record high of $5.014 on Monday, reflecting a nearly 15 cent increase in the last week and 58 cent increase in the last month alone.
Twenty-one states are now experiencing a statewide average of gas prices well over $5.00 per gallon. Those include Maine, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California — the last of which maintains its status of holding the highest statewide average in the nation at $6.436 for
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