Gas prices jump across the US. See map of state-by-state numbers

The cost of filling up kept climbing for many Americans this week.

Gas prices have regularly increased since the start of the Iran war more than six months ago, becoming a sore spot for the Trump administration moving into the midterm elections. The president addressed concerns about climbing fuel costs at a Sept. 16 rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, saying, “It’s a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done. Remember that."

"It’s a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more,” Trump added. “But that’s going to come tumbling down.”

The nationwide average for one gallon of unleaded, regular fuel was $4.44 on Thursday, Sept. 17, up from $4.37 the previous day and $4.28 a week ago, according to American Automobile Association (AAA) and U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. The highest recorded nationwide average peaked at $5.02 on Monday, Sept. 14. Thursday's national average was up more than $1.20 compared to a year ago.

California, Alaska and Hawaii, the states that tend to have the highest gas prices, averaged $6.01, $5.07 and $5.48, respectively, on Sept. 17.

California topped the list with an average gas price of $6.09 as of Sept. 17, followed by Washington…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/money/