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Forget ‘inching’: Gas prices spike 14 cents a gallon in the last 24 hours

Chris Graham
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Just yesterday, we wrote a story about how gas prices were “inching” up. Between yesterday and today, they’re up 14 cents a gallon on average nationally.

GasBuddy had the average at $4.04 a gallon on Monday; it’s $4.18 a gallon today.

Anecdotally, when I went grocery shopping in the late afternoon on Monday, the local gas stations that I drove past had upped their prices to $4.19 a gallon.

I don’t remember the signs advertising above $3.99 a gallon until yesterday, almost like that was some sort of psychological barrier they didn’t want to pass.

I can’t find an explanation for the spike. Oil is still just under $100 a barrel at this writing on Tuesday morning.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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