{"id":2402094,"date":"2025-02-13T05:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-over-a-week-straight-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T05:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:44:23","slug":"gas-prices-over-a-week-straight-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-over-a-week-straight-of-increases-at-the-pumps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Over a week straight of 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-over-a-week-straight-of-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=2402094&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>The article discusses\u200d the continuous rise of gas prices across the United States, with the national average hitting $3.16 per gallon as \u2062of a recent Thursday. This marks over a week of price increases, up from\u2062 $3.138 the previous week and $3.065 a month earlier.The recent hikes are linked to \u200cproposed tariffs by President Donald Trump on Mexico and canada, \u2063although the national average remains\u2063 lower than a year ago when it was\u2064 $3.225 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>The piece \u200breflects on historical gas prices during the presidencies of trump and Joe Biden, noting important fluctuations. Under Biden\u2019s term, prices soared past $3 per gallon just six months after \u2064his inauguration, peaking\u200c at an unprecedented \u2064$4.929 in June 2022 before gradually \u200dfalling. From April 2024, prices increased again, hitting highs before gradually decreasing by mid-December.<\/p>\n<p>Prices vary widely across\u200b states, with \u200dMississippi offering the lowest \u2064at $2.687 per\u2063 gallon, while california sees the highest at $4.798. The article highlights ongoing fluctuations in gas prices and how they have become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pledge-allegiance-to-the-queers-teacher-faces-official-investigation-after-viral-tiktok-video\/\" title=\"\u2018Pledge Allegiance To The Queers\u2019 Teacher Faces Official Investigation After Viral TikTok Video\">contentious political issue<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: Over a week straight of increases at the pumps<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991907\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gas prices are on the rise throughout the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"National Average ... Surges To ... Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas rose to $3.16 on Thursday, according to AAA. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">latest gas hike meant<\/a> there were over a week of increases at the pumps. Thursday&rsquo;s cost is more expensive than last week, when the average price was $3.138. It is also higher than a month ago, when the gas price was $3.065 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>The gas price increases coincided with President Donald Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada that were initially supposed to go into effect on Feb. 1. The tariffs were postponed for 30 days, but gas prices have increased since the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, however, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas is less expensive than a year ago, when it cost $3.225 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices were a point of contention during former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s term, given that costs increased significantly compared to Trump&rsquo;s first term. After an average cost for regular gas of $2.476 per gallon between Jan. 2017 and Jan. 2021, fuel prices soared when Biden was in office. Less than six months after his inauguration, the gas price increased to over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m\">$3 per gallon by June 2021<\/a>, remaining over that price for the rest of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular gas peaked at $4.929 in June 2022. It was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increases-at-the-pumps-to-start-2025-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...s: Increases at the ... to start 2025 - Washington Examiner\">highest national average cost<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas in the nation&rsquo;s history. Costs began to fall gradually the next month, though they would continue fluctuating between 2022 and 2024. By April 2024, gas prices reached a high for the year before starting to decrease in May, eventually dropping to $3.01 per gallon by mid-December. Prices began to increase again after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump campaigned on lowering gas prices and in the first two weeks after he started his second term, gas prices had dropped. A week after Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, gas prices fell to average totals less than Biden&rsquo;s last day in office. However, this changed over the last thirteen days.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices continue to fluctuate in different states throughout the country. On Thursday, the cost of gasoline ranged from as low as $2.687 per gallon in Mississippi to as high as $4.798 in California. Some states have experienced drops at the pumps, while in others, the cost of gas has increased.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991907\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991907\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices have risen for over a week, now averaging $3.16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2402095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww6.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41762,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2402094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fuel-increases","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww6.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402098,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402094\/revisions\/2402098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}