US gas prices tick up, ending 99-day streak of lower costs
US gas prices tick up, ending 99-day streak of lower costs
A 99-day streak of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that red-hot inflation might be cooling — has ended, with pump prices still much higher than a year ago.
The nationwide average price for a gallon ticked up less than a penny Wednesday, to $3.68 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s down from the record $5.02 average in mid-June.
The question now is whether…
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