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Gasoline Prices Rise Slightly

There's a small changes at the pumps.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose four-tenths of a cent today to $4.382, its highest amount since July 25, 2008.

The average price is 1 cent more than one week ago, 56.2 cents higher
than a month ago and 45.3 cents greater than a year ago, according to figures
from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The Orange County average price rose eight-tenths of a cent today to
$4.366, its highest amount since July 23, 2008, and seven-tenths of a cent more  than one week ago, 55.7 cents higher than a month ago and 45.5 cents greater than a year ago.

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"It's a slight relief to drivers that prices have not continued to
spike for the fourth straight week,'' said Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile
Club of Southern California. "However, prices are not dropping yet, either,
and the only other (time) Southern California gas prices were this high was in
June and July of 2008.''

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