The national average price for US gasoline rose above $5 a gallon for the first time, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA), extending a surge in automotive fuel costs that are a central feature of a surge in inflation overall, Reuters reported.
The national average price for regular unleaded gas increased to $5.004 a gallon on Saturday, up from $4.986 a day earlier, the AAA data posted the same day showed.

















