August Set a Record at the Pump, With Gas Above $4 Every Single Day
September 1, 2026
For the first time in the history of AAA’s tracking, the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline stayed above $4 on every day of a month.
For the first time in the history of AAA’s tracking, the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline stayed above $4 on every day of a month.
Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in July and were up 3.4 percent from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, a slight improvement on June’s 3.5 percent annual rate.
The American job market went backward last month. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, against forecasts of an 83,000 gain.