Average US price of gas jumps 2 cents per gallon to $2.96

<p>CAMARILLO, Calif. &mdash; The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.96 per gallon. </p>
<p>Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the increase came as crude oil costs also rose. </p>
<p>The price at the pump is $1.03 higher than it was a year ago. </p>
<p>The highest average price in the nation right now is $4.04 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $2.49 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. </p>
<p>The average price of diesel is unchanged over the same period, at $3.13.</p>