• 3: The dreaded number that’s starting to appear on gas pumps this week across California, as average prices moved closer to and above $3 a gallon.
• 41: Number of days in a row that gas prices have risen, to a national average of almost $2.62 a gallon.
• $72.68: What light sweet crude oil hit this week, its high for 2009 — up sharply from $35 in March.
• $2.81 to $3.29: Range of prices for a gallon of gasoline in Tracy on Friday.
• $3.034: Average price in San Francisco on Friday.
• $2.896: Average price for a gallon of gas Friday in Modesto, as reported by the American Automobile Association.
• $2.956: Average price in Los Angeles, 10.7 cents more than last week.

