Average US gas price up 11 cents over 2 weeks to $2.16

A gas pump is seen at Sinclair gas station on South Valley View Blvd., and West Blue Diamond Rd., in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 11 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.16 per gallon.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the jump came as crude oil costs increased.

The highest average price in the nation for regular-grade gas is $3.11 per gallon in Honolulu.

The lowest average is $1.69 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The average price of diesel is $2.55, the same as two weeks ago.

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