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Gas prices still on record run

National average price for regular gas rises to $4.108 a gallon. Alaska has the highest prices while South Carolina has the least expensive gas.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Retail gas prices have risen to a record high for the eighth day in a row, a daily survey by auto club AAA showed Monday.

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to an all-time high of $4.108, up slightly from the previous record of $4.107.

Gas prices have soared more than 38% in the last year and are 3% higher than a month ago.

The state with the highest gas prices is Alaska. Drivers in the state pay an average of $4.621 a gallon for gas. California has the second-highest average gas price at $4.560 a gallon, followed by Hawaii at $4.442.

The state with the lowest gas prices is South Carolina, where a gallon of gas costs $3.906 on average.

The survey also showed that the national average price for a gallon of diesel fuel rose to an all-time high of $4.801, up from $4.793 the day before.

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