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Average U.S. gas prices hover at record-high levels

LA Times -- An improving economy boosts demand for oil, driving up pump prices and crimping consumers' budgets.
Last month turned out to be the most expensive January ever at U.S. gasoline pumps, boosted by growing economic strength.

January is typically a month of falling gasoline prices because fuel demand falters in the slower travel weeks that follow the year-end holidays.

Not so this year.

In January, retail gasoline prices averaged $3.37 a gallon, according to the Oil Price Information Service, a private fuel information service. That compared with the previous record average for the month of $3.095 a gallon, set last year. In 2010, January gasoline prices averaged just $2.71 a gallon.

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Submitted Feb 07, 2012 By: masfast1

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Hoporrene Veteran Author Mississippi Posts:262 Points:121,870 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:06:29 PM Ignore Hoporrene Report Abuse Whose demanding this oil...and why
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:5,212 Points:1,758,145 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:44:44 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse "An improving economy boosts demand for oil, driving up pump prices ..." Really? Are we REALLY demanding MORE oil?
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:4,800 Points:1,097,455 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:10:51 AM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Thanks to the crisis with Iran, Syria, Greece...
chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,870 Points:214,385 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:21:30 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse You can thank Obummer for that! Vote 2012
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:6,551 Points:1,488,470 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:18:30 AM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Yes, we noticed and it sucks. No recovery until NOVEMBER 2012. Goodbye Barrack Hussein Obama!
mpg611 All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:551 Points:208,455 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:03:02 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse How about US gas prices hover at record low levels?
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,037 Points:771,050 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:25:57 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse hover lower.
RonTheRunner77 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:343 Points:119,115 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:47:59 PM Ignore RonTheRunner77 Report Abuse I bet this headline would work for anytime in the last 4 years.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:5,605 Points:1,193,650 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:46:48 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Many gas stations have raised their prices by an average of 20¢ over the last few weeks.
bullman68 All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:596 Points:295,950 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:48:25 PM Ignore bullman68 Report Abuse FUD RULES PRICES! fear,uncertainty and doubt.
baddog58 Champion Author Texas Posts:1,123 Points:580,975 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:31:36 PM Ignore baddog58 Report Abuse When are we going to get a congress/president with guts enough to slap controls on gas prices. (I know congress reps make big bucks from oil payoffs, but still...)
07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,446 Points:627,505 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:11:05 PM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse Just stay home.
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,232 Points:677,040 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 4:25:26 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse Yeah, I know.
K9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:1,403 Points:305,015 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 3:10:26 PM Ignore K9LO Report Abuse Lets kill the economy again with record high prices. Lets get the oil under management control and stop all this greed.
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:9,106 Points:1,515,755 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 3:04:52 PM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse Tell me again how this is G.W. Bush's fault? He's been out of office for well over 3 years. Obama is the one who's spent our future, and thus devalued our dollar to the point where it's only worth "change".
Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,527 Points:149,000 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 2:12:50 PM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse Its because Obama wants $5 gallon gas and the republicans don't care because this is an election year. The more people in misery, the better their chances...if only they had a candidate they could win. Mitt and Newt don't cut it...there must be someone else!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:17,248 Points:2,007,270 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 1:24:59 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse more proof obamanomics are working
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,806 Points:508,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 1:19:24 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse You can thank the current administration for its policies and disregard for this great Republic. The fuel prices are on average at DOUBLE what they were before January 2009. November is one day closer and then the voters can purge the scourge from office. [Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/7/2012 1:20:10 PM EST]
ScottTee Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,569 Points:702,805 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 1:17:44 PM Ignore ScottTee Report Abuse get ready for the spring run up in price
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:3,399 Points:659,335 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 1:07:35 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Not so this year.
gasrat6083 Champion Author New York Posts:1,678 Points:835,935 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 1:07:11 PM Ignore gasrat6083 Report Abuse Yup.
buckets42 All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:998 Points:192,820 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:38:18 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Yeah, I'm feeling it.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,134 Points:221,620 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:35:16 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Ouch
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,643 Points:315,025 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:35:12 PM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Sorry they are not at record levels, but they are going higher - $3.49 here yesterday!
molebaby96 All-Star Author Tallahassee Posts:724 Points:164,250 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:26:33 PM Ignore molebaby96 Report Abuse What improving economy and oil demand?
vette84 All-Star Author Arizona Posts:558 Points:558,255 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:18:45 PM Ignore vette84 Report Abuse This is such crap, as I watched stations raise price 7 cents yesterday, and sure did not see any delivery tankers. Filled up after groc instead of before as I did expect a jump in 30 minuets in early afternoon, my bad :( (they must have a hotline or ESP where everyone can do it at the same time)
TripleHs Champion Author Austin Posts:1,827 Points:595,405 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:13:15 PM Ignore TripleHs Report Abuse thanks to speculators
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:1,121 Points:317,585 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:11:18 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Improving...? Improving...? WHERE...?