WASHINGTON -- U.S. regular gasoline prices edged up to an average of $2.034 per gallon from $2.032 as of Monday, the U.S. Energy Department reported.
The department's Energy Information Administration said nationally, U.S. mid-grade gasoline prices average $2.134 per gallon, and premium gasoline, $2.223 a gallon.
Regular gasoline now costs an average .499 cents more than a year ago.
Regionally, regular gasoline is now selling for $2.273 a gallon on the West Coast, $2.051 in the Central Atlantic region, and $2.048 in New England.
Gasoline is cheapest on the Gulf Coast at $1.918 a gallon.
State by state, prices are highest in California, at $2.369 per gallon, followed by New York State at $2.153, and Washington at $2.073. Gas is cheapest in Texas at $1.898 a gallon.
City by city, Los Angeles' gasoline is the most expensive, averaging $2.402 a gallon, trailed closely by San Francisco at $2.40. Fuel in Miami is going for $2.083. Gasoline is cheapest in Houston, at $1.891 a gallon.
