SOUTHLAND – (INT) –The cost of gasoline is inching higher in response to the highest crude oil prices in two years.

Oil has hit $60 a barrel pushing gasoline pump prices above $3 a gallon in most areas. In Riverside, gas is 34-cents more than at the opening of 2017.

The Automobile Club’s Fuel Gauge comparison found that annual, average prices throughout the state last year reversed course and rose for the first time since 2012. 2017’s California average was $3.01.

California Annual Average Price
2008 $3.53
2009 $2.68
2010 $3.10
2011 $3.82
2012 $4.03
2013 $3.88
2014 $3.75
2015 $3.16
2016 $2.72
2017 $3.01

Story Date: January 11, 2018