U.S. gas prices approached their highest level of the year Friday, after the national average rose another 3 cents overnight.
\n\nThe nationwide average price is currently $4.46 per gallon. Friday’s price sits just 10 cents below the highest level hit earlier this year, on May 21, when the national average was $4.56 per gallon.
\n\nGas prices are also once again within striking distance of their all-time highest level of $5.01, which was hit in June 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.
\n\nAlready, at least six states have average gas prices above $5. California has the highest in the nation, at $6.11 per gallon. A handful of other states, such as Michigan, Utah, and Illinois were on the cusp of hitting $5 Friday.
\n\nGas prices overall have risen 50% nationwide since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
\n\nAt the same time, the price of diesel has been registering new daily all-time highs since it first breached $6 per gallon on Sept. 11.
\n\nThe national average diesel price was $6.44 on Friday, after rising five cents overnight. The price-per-gallon of the commercial fuel has risen 71% since the start of the Iran war.
\n\nRising diesel prices can translate into higher…
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