Gas Prices Are Highest Ever For This Time Of Year

Chris Kahn, AP Energy Writer, Boston Globe: Business
Sat, 02/18/2012 - 9:34am

Gas Prices

Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan. 1. And experts say they could reach a record $4.25 a gallon by late April.

Senh: That's how it is. The economy improves, stock market's up, and, well, gas prices go up. You just gotta take the bad with the good, and, overall, economy is doing better. Things are looking up.

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