Economy may drive gas prices up
Americans haven't see three-dollar gas since before the recession
started... but that may change by Memorial Day. Gas prices typically climb as summer approaches and this year's... no different. Gas rose about a dime over the last two weeks to a national average of two seventy-three a gallon that's almost 80 cents more than a year ago. And analysts predict the average could hit three dollars a gallon by next month. But it's the shaky economy that may keep many Americans OFF the road. So is this spring time surge a preview of what's to come? While some analysts say gas could reach three twenty-five a gallon by July... prices are expected to fall again as summer winds down. |
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