{"id":73053,"date":"2026-03-31T08:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-in-u-s-hits-4-a-gallon-for-first-time-since-august-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:01:38","slug":"gas-in-u-s-hits-4-a-gallon-for-first-time-since-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-in-u-s-hits-4-a-gallon-for-first-time-since-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas in U.S. hits $4 a gallon for first time since August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline rose above $4 a gallon Monday for the first time in more than three years, according to AAA, the latest sign of how the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran war<\/a><\/span> is driving up fuel costs for U.S. motorists. The average price was $4.018 a gallon, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAA said<\/a>, up from $3.990 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-israel-gas-and-oil-prices-trump-netanyahu-strait-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attacked Iran on February 28<\/a><\/span>, jumping more than a dollar per gallon over the last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from the auto club shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-trump-uncertainty-oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz-houthis-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">suggested<\/a><\/span> the war could end soon. In a potential sign of progress, Pakistan indicated it would <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-oil-tanker-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">host talks<\/a><\/span> between the U.S. and Iran in the &#8220;coming days.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the U.S. has expanded its special operations forces in the Middle East and Mr. Trump is now  renewing threats to strike Iranian power plants and other civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached. The Trump administration said it presented a 15-point peace proposal to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-israel-tehran-denies-ceasefire-talks-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran<\/a><\/span>\u00a0last week.<\/p>\n<p>Amid that uncertain backdrop, U.S. gas prices finally broke past $4 after remaining just below that threshold for several days straight.<\/p>\n<p>The last time gas was above $4 per gallon was in August 2022. Prices briefly topped $5 per gallon in June of that year after\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-prices-5-dollars-gallon-russia-ukraine-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/span>\u00a0sent crude oil prices surging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not the shock of $5, but motorists are really going to start to see those digits go up on the dollar price on the pump relatively quickly,&#8221; Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy, told CBS News.<\/p>\n<pre><div style=\"min-height:478px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-rT08j\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/rT08j\/full.png\" alt=\"National average gas prices (Column Chart)\"\/><\/div> <amp-iframe width=\"100\" height=\"100\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" resizable=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.datawrapper.de\/_\/rT08j\/?v=5\"> <\/amp-iframe> <\/pre>\n<p>Since 2009, gasoline has only spent 157 days \u2014 all in the year 2022 \u2014 above $4 a gallon, according to De Haan.<\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/opinion-poll-iran-war-regime-2028-03-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News poll<\/a><\/span>\u00a0released on March 22 found that rising gas prices are heightening concerns about the U.S. economy. In the short term, 90% of respondents expect the Iran war to drive up oil and gas prices, while 58% said fuel costs were likely to increase over the long term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Drivers are also noticing the local impact, with 85% reporting higher prices in their area, according to the poll of 3,335 U.S. adults interviewed from March 17-20.<\/p>\n<pre><div style=\"min-height:480px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-VKUkr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/VKUkr\/full.png\" alt=\"Gas prices over time (Line chart)\"\/><\/div> <amp-iframe width=\"100\" height=\"100\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" resizable=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/VKUkr\/\"> <\/amp-iframe> <\/pre>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/diesel-prices-5-dollars-gallon-economic-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Diesel prices<\/a><\/span> also rose on Monday, reaching $5.454 a gallon, compared to Sunday&#8217;s $5.416. The fuel is commonly used in farming and construction, as well as in trucks, trains and boats that transport American goods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As transportation costs increase due to higher energy prices, companies could eventually shift part of the burden onto customers, Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG, recently <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oil-prices-iran-war-consumers-shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has pulled multiple levers in an effort to tame energy prices, such as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">releasing oil<\/a><\/span> from its strategic reserve and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jones-act-trump-waiver-60-days-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">relaxing government regulations<\/a><\/span> that can push up the cost of petroleum products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Analysts, however, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-oil-prices-iran-war-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span> that those measures alone aren&#8217;t enough to fill the energy supply gap or ease prices for Americans.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--editors\">\n      Edited by<\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/alain-sherter\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alain  Sherter<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/brian-dakss\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brian  Dakss<\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- 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