Expect to continue paying more at the pump
Gas prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station on March 3 in Hampshire, Illinois. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas stood at $3.84 a gallon, according to AAA. That is the highest price since September 2012 and 11 cents higher than Thursday.
Gas prices are rising to a level that America has not been seen in nearly 10 years.
The national average price for a regular gallon of gas climbed to $3.84 on Friday.
AAA says this is the highest it’s been since September 2012. Prices are rising at a pace America hasn’t seen since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Nine states are already paying more than $4 per gallon and the national average is expected to get there soon, too.
Gas prices are expected to continue to soar as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
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