The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. reached its lowest late-summer price of the past four years this month — but not in Oregon, where gas prices rose over the same time period.

So far this month, the U.S. average for a gallon of gas has been about $3.13, a 3-cent drop from August 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration .

Meanwhile, the average this month for a gallon in Oregon has been about $3.98, a 20-cent increase from August 2021, according to figures provided by AAA.

Adjusting for inflation, national gas prices are even more of a bargain for Americans. And even in Oregon, a 20-cent rise in gas prices over four years means prices didn’t increase as rapidly as inflation.

Nonetheless, per-gallon gas prices are far higher than August 2020

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