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<p>Gas prices remain high, but National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, President Trump\u0027s top economic adviser, said the administration is aware and trying to fix the problem.</p><p>"Oil energy prices are a little bit inflated, but we could say that [prices are] way less than people expected," Hassett told reporters outside the White House. "But we\u0027re mindful of the fact that gasoline prices are high, and we\u0027re making many steps to help reduce the stress of that for people."</p><p>Hassett spoke to reporters on a day when employment numbers came in well below what they were expected, <span data-shortcode="link" data-asset-type="article" data-uuid="a433bfa2-832a-4f71-841c-005ab797aeac" data-slug="july-jobs-report-unexpected-job-losses" data-link-text="shedding 23,000 jobs" data-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/july-jobs-report-unexpected-job-losses/" data-edition="us">shedding 23,000 jobs</span>.</p><p>The national average for a gallon of regular gas is currently $4.04, <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">according to AAA</a>. A month ago, the average was $3.79, and a year ago, they were $3.17. </p><p>The U.S. war with Iran has caused gas prices to spike, and after a slight dip during a brief ceasefire, the average is on the rise again. Brent crude, the international standard for oil prices, was up to over $83 a barrel as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, a slight increase after the price rose by 4% on Thursday.</p>
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