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National average rises slowly, may continue

GasBuddy Blog -- The hot news in the last few days hasn't been that gasoline prices have continued to decrease, but the opposite- gas prices have begun increasing across virtually all states.

Over the last week, the national average has risen just over 3 cents per gallon, to $3.418. Even cheapest state, South Carolina, saw its gas price average return to $3/gal after dropping under it for several weeks. While prices can still be found under $3/gal, only a small percentage of Americans will be able to take advantage.

Even with the sudden up-tick, Americans are paying 22c/gal less than they were last year, with Canadians paying about 2c/L less than they were a year ago.

Prices along the West Coast have been the exception. California...

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Submitted Jul 09, 2012 By: PD

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BeachBaby47 Rookie Author Reading Posts:1 Points:300 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 9:56:23 AM Ignore BeachBaby47 Report Abuse Let's hope this trend ends for the fall and into the winter.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,352 Points:1,481,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 6:21:40 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse not good
pfone1847 Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,186 Points:623,580 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 4:39:07 AM Ignore pfone1847 Report Abuse OK
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,448 Points:1,325,475 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jul 28, 2012 4:23:47 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Oh well....yesterday I thought it was going to go down. A lot.
stonecold5005 All-Star Author Waco Posts:817 Points:20,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 28, 2012 1:16:54 PM Ignore stonecold5005 Report Abuse not good
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,352 Points:1,481,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 15, 2012 5:44:03 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse makes no sense
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 15, 2012 4:51:39 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Ace: which makes no sense from an economic standpoint, but since Pig Oil has us over a barrel, econmic sense no longer prevails.
AceHiOil Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:1,635 Points:346,165 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 15, 2012 4:50:18 AM Ignore AceHiOil Report Abuse Pump prices are very volilte. Changing every couple of hours at some locations.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 15, 2012 4:50:15 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse albert: indeed.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,352 Points:1,481,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 14, 2012 5:47:01 PM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse money grab
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 14, 2012 5:13:47 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Rap: wow and ouch. 25 cents here.
Moni2222FL Rookie Author Tampa Posts:1 Points:395 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 13, 2012 1:39:36 PM Ignore Moni2222FL Report Abuse gas prices need to come down again......people are not traveling as much because of prices
RapMassaG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,620 Points:1,052,470 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 12, 2012 5:41:40 AM Ignore RapMassaG Report Abuse You mean JUMP quick and FALL slowly. Case in point: We went up 60 cents between July 2nd and 5th. We have only dropped 10 cents in the 7 days since.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,352 Points:1,481,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 12, 2012 5:37:00 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse not good
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 12, 2012 2:57:46 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse PD... slowly might not be the word for the most recent 25+cent jump in the US market.
jlf599 Veteran Author Kentucky Posts:339 Points:126,925 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 9:24:48 AM Ignore jlf599 Report Abuse We're supposed to be happy that it's less than last year...
Tehbob Champion Author California Posts:2,296 Points:457,605 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 8:48:25 AM Ignore Tehbob Report Abuse prices ok here
valby Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,911 Points:427,165 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 6:30:42 AM Ignore valby Report Abuse bummer.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,352 Points:1,481,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 5:57:33 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse hope not
stonecold5005 All-Star Author Waco Posts:817 Points:20,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 4:52:07 AM Ignore stonecold5005 Report Abuse ok
SUV2009 Champion Author Orlando Posts:4,413 Points:1,143,215 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 11:07:23 AM Ignore SUV2009 Report Abuse Guess they will stop when we cannot pay of it at all.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,999 Points:597,805 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 11:03:05 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:766 Points:479,630 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 10:13:17 AM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse Well, I see the "blame the speculators" crowd have arrived now that the prices started upward. It seems the speculators never got credit when the prices came down. This thought process seems biased. [Edited by: txrojo2005 at 7/10/2012 1:14:14 PM EST]
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,301 Points:2,143,925 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 8:00:13 AM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Jul 10, 2012 8:21:12 AM, krobp46 wrote: >Gas prices may be less than they were a year ago, but >they are still double what they were when Obama tok office But still folks, they're still 91 cents less (if I got the same station [IIRC]) than they were five months before the nation voted Obama into office. Obama's plan that will "necessarily raise prices" (Obama's words on cap and trade) got stymied by the Republicans and a few Democrats before he could put it in effect. McCain was for it before he got back in the Senate and flip-flopped on the issue just because Republicans try their best to obstruct the policies of a Democratic president. How soon we forget past history from even 91 cents here! We've got a real choice now: probably four more years of Obama, or four more years of Romney. Romney has enough sense to pick Sarah Palin, who probably can't get elected as city toilet bowl scrubber of the City of Wasilla right now. She didn't even try to run for President in 2012, given that on the Republican side nearly everyone who declared last would shoot to the top of the polls, until things settled down on "smooth and steady" Romney. Romney signed Massachusetts' RomneyCare bill, while saying he would repeal the national near-clone, name ObamaCare. Even his handlers talk about Romney being the "Etch-a-Sketch" candidate. Who knows what he would do when elected if he got in, having signed RomneyCare into law? Even with all his warts, just the "Buffett Rule" is enough reason to put Romney into office. If Buffett wants to pay more to the US Treasury, the Federal tax booklet has instructions on how to make a contribution towards minimizing the national debt. Warren Buffett has probably not read a Federal tax booklet in many years. Most of his income is from capital gains, which gets handled at a 15% rate; not sure how many dividends he gets, they're also at a 15% rate. Dividends and capital gains are preferentially taxed because until they're money in the bank, they're at risk. You don't get taxed on wages and interest you don't get paid, only what you get paid. That's a good thing, given the huge negative jobs growth we got around the end of Shrub Son and the first few months of Obama, where his policies didn't have four years to take hold; and to think we have a guy running on the GOP side who says he likes to fire people. He's rescued failing companies, but some he tried to rescue fell in the abyss of bankruptcy (usually a few years after Romney stopped running them).
Galmar352 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:10,158 Points:1,882,625 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:51:57 AM Ignore Galmar352 Report Abuse STOP OIL SPECULATION NOW!!
jameshall Rookie Author Ohio Posts:3 Points:2,395 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:29:20 AM Ignore jameshall Report Abuse it seems like is rasies every holiday
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,014 Points:2,345,510 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:26:00 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Some things are for certain: Death, Taxes and the increase of fuel prices. The new low is NOT $3.50/gallon, gas prices should be around $2 to $2.50/gallon! More and more money needed for fuel, less and less money for other items necessary in daily life. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
JXQW Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,787 Points:684,175 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:24:15 AM Ignore JXQW Report Abuse no one knows what is the next
fireless1 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,167 Points:538,765 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:22:32 AM Ignore fireless1 Report Abuse knew it would not last long
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,312 Points:1,521,420 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:20:14 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse It was only a matter of time before the price hit bottom.
Alfied Champion Author Riverside Posts:7,940 Points:1,756,260 Joined:Jun 2001	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:16:50 AM Ignore Alfied Report Abuse Up and down, up and down, makes the world go around.
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,915 Points:737,870 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:12:10 AM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse And will the prices go up higher than they went down?
Tutootin Champion Author Toronto Posts:10,121 Points:3,077,430 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:07:10 AM Ignore Tutootin Report Abuse WTLITNG, You're right. Go figure!!!!
Insuremn Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,952 Points:1,031,010 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:05:31 AM Ignore Insuremn Report Abuse Drill here now and put US citizens to work in the oil industry. Stop sending our money to OPEC. Get rid of Obama.
zimowski Champion Author San Jose Posts:6,671 Points:1,584,465 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:02:35 AM Ignore zimowski Report Abuse Prices holding steady here locally, but still too high.
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,093 Points:2,319,430 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:01:56 AM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse Prices are unsubstantially high.
NO_SWEAT Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,340 Points:1,078,940 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:01:13 AM Ignore NO_SWEAT Report Abuse And rise it does.
ciimike Champion Author Nevada Posts:4,638 Points:1,062,060 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:01:12 AM Ignore ciimike Report Abuse CA still has room to drop. Why do CA always have to be the exception?
jimmy544 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,112 Points:653,855 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:01:07 AM Ignore jimmy544 Report Abuse The price of gas is up a little but the trend may be down as there are a number of factors that are pushing it down.
ted4636 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,486 Points:1,637,660 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:01:05 AM Ignore ted4636 Report Abuse ok
STLcardsfan Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,039 Points:1,374,560 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:00:36 AM Ignore STLcardsfan Report Abuse Yeah
Black Wagon Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,312 Points:1,802,770 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:00:02 AM Ignore Black Wagon Report Abuse $3.63 average here but stay out of Chicago where it's well over $4.00.
lonniei256 Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:213 Points:167,640 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 6:59:51 AM Ignore lonniei256 Report Abuse Ok?
dopster Champion Author Toledo Posts:7,275 Points:2,292,250 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 6:59:16 AM Ignore dopster Report Abuse Well, duh! Independence Day!
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Jamer Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,759 Points:1,636,260 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 6:55:20 AM Ignore Jamer Report Abuse Just park your autos people and quit making unnecessary trips.
doncNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,521 Points:1,505,095 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 6:55:04 AM Ignore doncNJ Report Abuse Gas is up about 7 ents in NJ the past week.
LuthierKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:3,747 Points:729,930 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 6:54:55 AM Ignore LuthierKS Report Abuse The one thing that's guaranteed about fuel prices is that they will fluctuate.
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