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Gasoline Price Rises To Highest Amount Since Oct. 15

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose 1.5 cents Tuesday to $3.775, its highest amount since Oct. 15, one day after a 13-day streak of increases ended with a decrease of three-tenths of a cent.

The average price is 8.3 cents more than one week ago and 14.2 cents higher than one month ago, but 46.8 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The rising prices are the result of the annual refinery maintenance season when supplies of winter blend gasoline drop as refineries start production of the more expensive summer blend, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.

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