Gas prices in the U.S. soared through early 2012, and amid forecasts anticipating $4 —or $6! — per-gallon rates, surveys indicated that Americans were scaling back summer travel plans, perhaps even looking to stay closer to …
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Fuel Flip-Flop: Now Gas Prices Are Supposed to Be on the Decline?
It’s been a wacky year thus far for gas prices. The cost per gallon usually retreats in the slow-demand month of February, but this year, prices rose. Not because of a sudden increase in demand, mind you, but for a host of other …
Did Gas Prices Really Just Peak? Already?
Don’t rev your engines in celebration just yet. But even though Memorial Day is several weeks off, and even though gas prices tend to rise through the onset of summer, some experts are saying that prices at the pump have already …
Consumers Are Upset About High Gas Prices—But Not Enough to Stop Shopping
Plenty of drivers are worked up about the cost of gasoline. In a recent survey, 85% of Americans said that the government should take “immediate actions” to rein in fuel prices. But while there’s no denying people are agitated …
$4 Mark for Gas Could Be Reality in Nine States & D.C. This Week
Gas prices have soared in 2012. The national average is currently $3.80—up 50¢ since the beginning of the year, and a rise of 30¢ over the last month. There are now four states where the average gallon of regular has passed …
Gas Prices: More Predictions of $5 Per Gallon by Memorial Day
Most states haven’t hit the $4 mark for a gallon of regular. Nonetheless, gas prices around the country have soared for four weeks in a row, at a pace that would mean $5 per gallon in many states by the start of summer.
When Gas Prices Are High, High Car Prices Follow
Three states have already passed the $4-a-gallon mark for gas: Alaska, California, Hawaii. Three more—New York, Connecticut, Oregon—look like they’ll be next. By springtime, $4 is expected to be the average price for a gallon …
Gas Prices Usually Fall in February—But Not This Year
Most years, the cost of filling up at the pump drops in February. Why? Demand for gas decreases during the mid-winter as people go into semi-hibernation, and gas prices tend to follow on a downward trajectory, before rising again …
Gas Price Hike: Expect $4 a Gallon—or Perhaps $6—By Spring
The national average for a gallon of regular is about $3.50 right now. That’s significantly below the highest ever (yet) price of $4.11, hit during the summer of 2008. Nonetheless, 2011 was the overall priciest year ever for …
Look for Gas Prices to Hit $4 a Gallon by Summer, If Not Sooner
The priciest year ever for gasoline has just ended. In 2011, the average gallon sold for an all-time high of over $3.50, and the average household spent $4,155 gassing up their vehicles—also a record. And if you were hoping for …
2011 Is Priciest Year Ever for Gasoline: $3.53 Per Gallon, Over $4K Spent Per Household
By the time 2011 ends, the typical U.S. household will have spent $4,155 gassing up their vehicles. That’s one out of every $12 of median household income—the highest proportion for filling up in three decades.
Gas Prices Sit at All-Time Highs for This Time of Year
While the price at the pump has fluctuated in recent months—falling sharply one week, creeping back up the next—drivers are paying less for gas than they did in the spring and summer of 2011. They’re also paying much less …
