Gas Prices Increase Rapidly

photographereddie/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It began last week when gas prices started inching up, now they are increasingly rapidly.

In the past week, the price of regular unleaded has increased over 12 cents a gallon nationwide to $2.91 a gallon, according to new numbers released on Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Prices are up 15 cents along the West Coast.  

Drivers across the country are still paying about $1.12 cents less per gallon than a year ago at this time, but it’s the first big increase in gas prices in months.

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