By Isabella Simonetti
The national average gasoline price reached $3.94 a gallon on Sunday, with at least nine states seeing prices at the pump that were even higher, according to AAA.
A new survey of gas prices shows the U.S. average is $1.01 more per gallon than a month ago, before the war with Iran began. California, Washington and Hawaii all now average over $5.00 a gallon, with California hitting an average $5.76.
Gas prices in Illinois were up to $4.16 per gallon on Sunday, rising by about 45 cents from a week prior. In Idaho, prices were $4.09 a gallon, up about 42 cents from the week prior.
The national average is still far below the highest-recorded U.S. average price for gasoline. That record of $5.02 a gallon for regular unleaded was set in June 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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