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Bakersfield gas prices $1.24 higher than last year

SoCal gas prices reach 9-year high

Grant Hindsley/AP

A man pumps gas into his dual-tank pickup truck at a 76 gas station in Los Angeles, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012.

By: Pete Menting, 23ABC

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Gas prices in Southern California reach a 9-year high.

According to Automobile Club of Southern California, the average price of gas in Bakersfield is $4.39, that's three cents higher than last month and $1.24 more than this time last year.

The average price for gas in California is $4.46, that's well above the national average of $3.30.

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