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AAA: Gas prices are still rising nationwide

State and Pima County prices accounted for
National Gas Prices (8/1)
Arizona Gas Prices (8/1)
Pima County Gas Prices (8/1)
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Gas prices are still rising around the country, with no sign of slowing down. AAA officials said rising oil costs have offset a decline in demand.

National
The AAA shows the national average, as of Tuesday, is $3.78 a gallon. That's up 14 cents from last week, and 24 cents from last month.

National Gas Prices (8/1)
Average cost per gallon of gas as of August 1st, 2023.

Arizona
Prices are slightly worse in Arizona as a whole, with the state averaging $3.84 a gallon. That's up four cents from last week, and down 3 cents from a month ago, when the state had some of the highest prices in the country.

Arizona Gas Prices (8/1)
Average cost of gas in Arizona on August 1st, 2023.

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Pima County
Gas prices get better in Pima County — the average gallon of gas costing $3.68. That's up 15 cents from last week, but down two cents from a month ago.

Pima County Gas Prices (8/1)
Average cost of a gallon of gas in Pima County on August 1st, 2023.

Click to find the cheapest gas stations around the state.

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Jeff Rosenfield joined KGUN 9 in July of 2022. He has a background in writing, as well as photography and other visual mediums. He graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the Arizona State University in May of 2022.