Why are gas prices increasing? National average nearing pre-pandemic level – By Mike Stunson (Kansas City Star) / January 19 2021
Gas prices have slowly been increasing since the November general election, but a leading analyst says the reasons aren’t all political.
The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas Tuesday morning is $2.38, up 16.3 cents from last month, according to GasBuddy.com. Ten states had increases last week of at least 10 cents per gallon, AAA reported.
It’s a stark difference from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when prices were on a steep downward trajectory. The national average dipped from $2.51 per gallon on January 1 last year to $1.82 on April 1, Gas Buddy’s price trends chart shows.
Since the presidential election, prices have increased nearly 30 cents.
So what’s with the surge?
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