The price of gas per gallon continued its upward trend this week for an average price of $4.382 in Los Angeles County on Aug. 6—$1.216 higher than the price this time last year, according to GasBuddy. This marks the fourth consecutive day that gas prices have risen one-tenth of a cent in Los Angeles County. The U.S. national average gas price hit a record $3.19 per gallon on Aug. 5, the highest price the U.S. has seen since Oct. 12, 2014, GasBuddy reported. Also on Aug. 5, California recorded an average gas price of $4.439. GasBuddy head petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan told The Epoch Times that the gas price peak will likely come within the next two weeks as summer vacation season culminates. “The economy has broadly reopened and Americans have been hitting the road for summer,” De Haan said. “I think that we’re very close to a peak …