Prepare for (even) higher gas prices
We’re already seeing $3.00+/gallon gas here. I wonder what effect this will have on real inflation:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — With oil prices setting records over $90 a barrel - and $100 looking ever more likely - experts say there’s a good chance drivers will see $3 gasoline before the end of the year.
“Three dollar gasoline in this market is unavoidable,” said Stephen Schork, publisher of the industry newsletter the Schork Report. “At this rate, we’re going to see $4 a gallon.”
Crude oil prices have soared nearly 30 percent over the last month, mainly over fears that supply won’t meet demand, a falling U.S. dollar, and what some say is a high degree of speculative investment money.
But so far drivers have been lucky. The national average price for gasoline has risen barely one cent, going from $2.81 last month to $2.82 this month, according to the motorist organization AAA, although in many areas of the country gasoline is already over $3.
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