Average US price of gas up 4 cents a gallon to $2.26
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: A sign for an Exxon gas station stands in a Brooklyn neighborhood on October 28, 2016 in New York City. As lower gas prices continue to do damage to oil companies, the world's largest publicly traded oil producer reported a
CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 4 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.26.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that a rise in crude oil prices spurred the increase.
The price at the pump is 35 cents less than it was a year ago.
The highest average price in the nation is $3.34 a gallon in San Francisco. The lowest average is $1.81 in Houston.
The average price of diesel spiked 6 cents over the past two weeks to $2.58. The survey was conducted Friday.