{"id":2283701,"date":"2024-06-26T05:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-second-straight-day-of-price-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T05:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:40:04","slug":"gas-prices-second-straight-day-of-price-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-second-straight-day-of-price-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Second straight day of price increases at the pumps &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-second-straight-day-of-price-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas\u2064 prices in the U.S. experienced another\u200c rise \u200con Tuesday, \u2062with the \u2063average price per gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-jump-to-highest-price-in-nearly-7-years\/\" title=\"Gas prices jump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-reach-6-year-high-amid-shortages\/\" title=\"Gas Prices Reach 6-Year High Amid Shortages\">highest price<\/a> in nearly 7 years&#8221;>regular gas<\/a> climbing to $3.469, marking an over two cents \u200bincrease from\u2062 Monday&#8217;s average\u2064 of $3.448. This marks a continuation of \u2063a two-day trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial \u2018Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">rising prices<\/a>. Comparatively, a\u200b week ago, the cost\u2063 was slightly lower\u200c at $3.44 per gallon, and a month ago it was higher at $3.599 per gallon.\u200b Meanwhile, a year ago \u200cat the end of June, the average was at\u2062 $3.574 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>California reported the highest price for regular gas \u2063at $4.817 per gallon, while Mississippi had\u200c the lowest at\u2062 $2.929 per \u2064gallon. Gas prices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unemployment-inflation-and-automation-the-truth-about-the-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Unemployment, Inflation, and Automation: The Truth About The  Minimum Wage\">vary significantly<\/a> from state to state.\u200b In Washington, D.C., the average gas\u2064 price was $3.661 on Tuesday, presenting a slight drop from Monday\u2019s $3.666 per gallon. One month\u2064 earlier, the \u200caverage price was a bit higher \u2062at $3.698 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>For more\u200c detailed \u200cinformation on state-specific\u200d gas \u2063prices, resources such as AAA provide updated data regularly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> increased again on Tuesday as the average price for a gallon of regular gas reached $3.469, jumping over two cents in 24 hours. On Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.448, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>.\u00a0It was the second straight day of increases for gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>A week ago, it cost $3.44 for a gallon of regular gas. A month ago, the cost was $3.599 per gallon. A year ago, heading into the last week of June 2023, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.574.<\/p>\n<p>The state with the most expensive gas in the country on Tuesday was California. It cost $4.817 for a gallon of regular gas in the Golden State. On the opposite end of the gas price spectrum, Mississippi was the state with the cheapest gas prices with a gallon of regular gas costing $2.929. The prices in both states were slightly more expensive than what it cost for a gallon of gas on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Gas prices continue to vary significantly in each state. To see how expensive gas is in each state,<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the gas prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C., and a few other states.<\/p>\n<h2>Washington, D.C. <\/h2>\n<p>In the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> nation\u2019s capital<\/a>, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.661 on Tuesday. This was a slight increase from Monday\u2019s price of $3.666 per gallon. A week ago, gas was $3.667 per gallon. A month ago, a gallon of regular gas was more expensive, coming in at $3.698 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2>Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Virginia on Tuesday was $3.319. This was a slight increase from Monday\u2019s average price of $3.318 per gallon. Both prices are a slight decrease from a week ago when regular-grade gas was $3.35 per gallon in Virginia. Furthermore, these prices are much cheaper than from a month ago, when it cost $3.466 per gallon for regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2>Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Tuesday was $3.513. This was slightly less expensive than Monday\u2019s price of $3.518 per gallon. Both prices are less expensive than a week ago, when gas cost $3.572 per gallon. Gas prices are also cheaper now than from a month ago, when it cost $3.672 for a gallon of regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2>Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Tuesday was $3.446. This was a slight drop from Monday\u2019s price of $3.454 per gallon. A week ago, regular gas in the First State was $3.499 per gallon. Gas prices were lower over the weekend in Delaware than compared to a month ago when gas cost $3.529 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Alaska <\/h2>\n<p>In Alaska, the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas was $3.908 on Tuesday. This was a slight decrease from a day earlier when the average price of $3.93 per gallon. It is also cheaper than from a week ago, when regular-grade gas was $3.933 per gallon. Prices are also significantly cheaper than from a month ago, when people in Alaska had to pay $4.292 per gallon for regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2>Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Hawaii on Tuesday was $4.708. This was a slight increase from Monday when the average price of $4.70 per gallon. A week ago, regular-grade gas was $4.736 per gallon. A month ago, it cost $4.788 for a gallon of regular gas in the Aloha State.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices rose to $3.469 per gallon on Tuesday, marking a two-cent increase from Monday&#8217;s $3.448, reports AAA. 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