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ck4829

(37,677 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:39 AM 4 hrs ago

These gas prices are almost as bad as the job market: Here's how close gas prices are to 2022 records

(NEXSTAR) – Gas prices across the U.S. have continued to climb, with the average cost for a gallon of regular gas ticking toward $4. As of Tuesday morning, AAA reports the national average sits at $3.977.

In a dozen states and the District of Columbia, prices are even higher. AAA data shows California remains the most expensive state to fill up in, with the statewide average sitting at $5.822 for a gallon of regular gasoline.

Washington and Hawaii remain the only states where gas prices have exceeded $5 a gallon. In nine others, the average is above $4 a gallon, with six states within eight cents of crossing that threshold.

Should the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline climb by just $0.023, it will be the first time the U.S. has hit the $4 benchmark since 2022. Before that year, the national average hadn’t reached $4 since 2008. Even if the price of gas hits $4, it will still be well below the record price of $5.016 the U.S. saw in June 2022.

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5798094-as-national-average-nears-4-heres-how-close-gas-prices-are-to-2022-records/

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These gas prices are almost as bad as the job market: Here's how close gas prices are to 2022 records (Original Post) ck4829 4 hrs ago OP
Taking inflation into account since then, $4 a gallon in 2022 would be equivalent to $4.47 today MichMan 3 hrs ago #1

MichMan

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1. Taking inflation into account since then, $4 a gallon in 2022 would be equivalent to $4.47 today
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:03 AM
3 hrs ago

$4 per gallon in 2008 would be equivalent to $6.07 today

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