Gasoline Prices Hit 15-Month High
Just seven days into the new year and pump prices have surged past 2009 highs. With the average gallon of gasoline about $2.71 a gallon, a typical motorist using 50 gallons of gasoline a month will pay about $135 a month to fuel up. Last year at the height of the economic crisis, the average consumer was paying only about $85 a month. In less than a month, crude oil prices have jumped 20 percent and yesterday surpassed the 2009 high. This has, in turn, propelled gasoline prices to a 15-month high. With the increase in fuel prices, Americans are…