National average hit $4.02, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago
Average US fuel prices have crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in four years, piling pressure on drivers as Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to boost oil markets.
The nationwide average climbed to almost $4.02 on Tuesday, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago. The fuel price last reached this high in August 2022.
On the west coast, many drivers filling up cars and trucks are grappling with prices far higher than the US average. In California, the average is $5.89 a gallon; in Washington state, the average is $5.35.
Think about this for one second. The fact that people have to spend an extra dollar per gallon of gas and it is that impactful to their finances should be the bigger story. How fucked are most people they can’t absorb an extra $50 or so per month for gas increases?
It’s not the gas prices, it’s how strapped the American people are. That’s the story.