the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\nNational average gas price also breaks record<\/p>\n
The national average price increased to $4.15, its highest ever on Labor Day, breaking the old record of $3.82 set in 2012. It has increased $1.168 since the attack on Iran.<\/p>\n
For diesel, its national average reached a record of $5.85 a gallon on Friday.<\/p>\n
Trucks and other freight delivery systems use a lot of diesel, and the increased transportation cost is being passed on to consumers, whether at the grocery store or through package delivery services.<\/p>\n
Gas prices typically drop as the summer driving season ends and refineries turn to making a cheaper winter blend.<\/p>\n
There are other factors this year aside from the conflict in the Middle East that make future prices unpredictable, according to Tom Seng, a professor of energy finance at Texas Christian University.<\/p>\n
U.S. refineries are working at 98% capacity, many in the unusually harsh Texas heat. If there are problems there or a hurricane knocks some systems offline, prices will struggle to drop.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries are also impacting diesel supplies. Chinese refiners are seeing declining outputs as well, said Matthew Metzgar, a clinical professor of economics at UNC Charlotte.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just less gasoline coming out of those refineries,\u201d Metzgar said.<\/p>\n
Energy Secretary Chris acknowledged that prices are higher now than Labor Day 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, they\u2019re higher today, but we\u2019re doing everything we can to push them down,” Wright said Sunday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Using price apps can help save a little money, especially on long trips where gas by the interstate could be 10 to 15 cents per gallon more expensive than at stations a short drive down the road, Metzgar said.<\/p>\n
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