The average price for a gallon of gas in the US rose nearly a cent on Wednesday, ending a 99-day streak of falling prices.
Gas prices are displayed on a sign at a station. The photo was taken by Scott Olson.
The average price for a gallon of gas is up slightly from Tuesday's low, but still well below the summer driving season average.
Western states like Arizona, where the average price went up more than seven cents a gallon from Tuesday to Wednesday, and California, where prices went up more than three-and-a-half cents in the past day, are to blame for the national increase.
The drop in prices in the eastern part of the country has slowed from the rapid fall seen during the summer.
California has the most expensive gas at an average of $5.49 a gallon.
Mississippi has the lowest gas prices at an average of $3.09 a gallon, followed by Louisiana at $3.14 a gallon and Georgia at $3.16 a gallon.
Andrew Gross said that all streaks have to end. There are a lot of factors affecting global oil prices.
The average price of gas in the US hit an all-time high of $5.02 on June 14 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The trend reversed due to a decrease in demand. The long-term decline was likely coming to an end after the collapse slowed over the past week.
Concerns about the war intensifying will be made worse by a gloomy speech from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hurricane season has taken a turn for the worse, with forecasters now tracking a Category 4 Hurricane and three other storms.
Putin hired 300,000 Reservists to fight in Ukranian as he supported referendums in Russian territories.
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