Average price for a gallon of regular gas in Washington hits record high

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Washington is the highest it’s ever been, according to the American Automobile Association.

On Monday, AAA data showed that the average price for a gallon of gas was $4.449, the highest recorded average price in state history. A month ago, that figure was $3.955. A year ago, it was $3.169.

Washington isn’t alone. Gas prices are skyrocketing across the U.S. as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupts the global energy market.

The average national price for a gallon of gas on Monday was $4.06, the highest it’s been since July 2008. AAA said that current figure is 45 cents higher than it was a year ago, 62 cents higher than it was a month ago and $1.30 higher than it was a year ago. Many speculate that prices could creep above the 2008 record of $4.11 sometime this week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/average-price-for-a-gallon-of-regular-gas-in-washington-hits-record-high/ar-AAUKREr

[cilla4progress]

1. Phew

filled up my car at Costco last week!

[Blues Heron]

2. Adjusted for inflation its been flat since 1980

By their logic steak dinners have become astronomically expensive because you used to be able to get one for 50 cents back in the fifties.

With inflation its always at or near a record high.

[I-Scream]

3. Beef is super high now also. Your math and history are correct but when parsed down to the last year

there is no denying that inflation is substantial. A lot of people are truly in a tough spot. Just the jump in housing, groceries and gas are killing us. A tank of gas per week has gone from a hassle to a back-breaker if your budget was already tight.

If all these increases were more natural and less precipitous, it would be easier to manage. My financial life has gone from unimpressive to a mighty struggle in a brief time.