The next big leap for gas prices is here

Historical gas-price graphic courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
LOS ANGELES — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose nine-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $3.758 after not changing by more than one-tenth of a cent for five consecutive days.
The average price is at its highest amount since Aug. 20, 2015 and 1.1 cents more than one week ago, 12.5 cents higher than one month ago and 69.6 cents greater than one year ago, according to