Gas prices up for 10th straight day

CNNMoney
March 19, 2012

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline rose for the 10th straight day on Monday to $3.842. That is now only about 6.6% below the record high of $4.114 from July 2008.

The average price rose by four-tenths of a penny, according to the survey of gas stations conducted for the motorist group AAA. Gas prices are now up more than 17% this year.

The nationwide average was $3.54 a gallon a month ago and $3.76 a gallon on March 9 — the day that prices started rising again after a few days of slight declines.

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This article was posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:40 am

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