LOS ANGELES – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Monday for the fifth consecutive day, increasing seven-tenths of a cent to $4.768.

The average price has increased 14.6 cents over the past five days, including 1.4 cents Sunday and 7.7 cents Friday, its largest increase since Sept. 28, 2023, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.

The increases are the result of “some planned and unplanned refinery maintenance and stronger futures expectations for gas prices,” according to Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s corporate communications manager, citing information from the Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is 13.4 cents more than one week ago, 5 cents higher than one mont

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