Riverside County drivers are seeing another sharp jump at the pump, with the average price of self-serve regular gasoline climbing for a fourth consecutive day Saturday. The increase pushed the countywide average to $5.353 per gallon.
The painful streak of price hikes comes at a time when households are already grappling with higher summer expenses, and relief doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon.
What’s happening?
Over the last four days, Riverside County’s average price for regular gas has climbed 11.8 cents, including a 3.7-cent increase in the most recent day. Compared with recent benchmarks, that leaves the average 10.4 cents above last week’s level but 12.5 cents below where it was a month ago.
Data from AAA and Oil Price Information Service show the current Riverside County average is $1.016 higher than it was a year ago. It also increased 80.2 cents above the level recorded when the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran began on Feb. 28…