Gas prices in Los Angeles County rise 10 cents in a week

Gasoline costs in Los Angeles County rose sharply over the past week, and it may very well be on account of a swap from winter to summer time oil blends, in keeping with the American Car Assn.

In L.A. County, gasoline costs spiked 10 cents over the past week, topping out Thursday at $4.67 for a gallon of normal, persistently rising 10 of the final 11 days, in keeping with AAA. Whereas costs in Los Angeles are up 16 cents from final month, they’re truly down 8 cents from this time final yr.

“It seems as if this most up-to-date pump value will increase had been the results of refineries switching to summer time mix gas, which is dearer than winter mix gas,” mentioned Doug Shupe, a spokesperson for AAA of Southern California.

Shupe mentioned the will increase is also attributed to the “greater than ordinary deliberate upkeep” work being completed at refineries in California.

Costs might rise even greater as temperatures heat up within the spring and Californians start to take journeys throughout the state, driving up demand for gasoline.

The upward pattern in California bucks nationwide drops in costs on the pump.

Nationwide, the typical value for a gallon of normal gasoline is simply $3.43, in contrast with $3.49 every week in the past, in keeping with AAA.

Final yr, Los Angeles set new data for gasoline costs more than once. Costs Thursday are nonetheless far beneath the file excessive of $6.49 set in October, according to AAA.