Consumer News Gasoline Prices Are Marching Higher Again

A look at consumer prices 9 months into the second Trump administration

The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or ... Read More

Consumer price chart: Monthly change in cost of groceries, gasoline and more

The new consumer price data released Friday shows an overall 0.3% increase in September, bringing the annual rate of inflation to 3%, the highest it has been since January. The numbers from the Bureau ... Read More

Consumer Watchdog says, Chevron Fire's Gasoline Price Spike Could Be Exacerbated By Newsom Administration's Foot-dragging On Re-Supply And Minimum Inventory Regulations

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The gasoline price spike likely to be sparked by last night's fire at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo will be exacerbated by the failure of Governor Newsom ... Read More

Gas Prices Surge As Inflation Rises, Government Shutdown Deepens Economic Pain

That's slightly lower than the 0.4% monthly increase and 3.1% annual inflation forecasted by Dow Jones economists, CNBC reported.The 3.0% inflation rate remains well above the Federal Reserve's 2.0% ... Read More

Chevron refinery fire expected to drive up Southern California gas prices, but by how much?

A fire at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery, the second-largest in California, is expected to impact gasoline prices across Southern California. While the blaze’s full impact remains unclear, as Chevron ... Read More

Gasoline prices to spike; diesel slightly down next week

GASOLINE prices would go up, while diesel prices could slip slightly or stay the same next week due, again, to recent global developments, local oil industry sources said Friday. They said gasoline ... Read More