Consumers Get a Break at the Gas Pumps
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Food costs went up again but consumers got a break at the gas pumps in June, helping to lower inflation to 0.2 percent, the smallest increase in five months.
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Gas prices have eased up a bit over the past couple of months, but they are still more than 30 cents higher than a year ago. Which is why price-sensitive motorists are flocking to the Internet to find cheap &#151; or at least cheaper &#151; gasoline.
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Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save electricity Â and money Â from more efficient refrigerators, furnaces and dishwashers.
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Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?
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U.S. drivers continued to find more savings at the pump, as the price for gasoline fell to the lowest level since February, the government said on Monday.
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A third of the nationâs oil refineries have reported disruptions to their operations since the beginning of the year, which is helping to drive up the cost of gasoline.
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Falling gasoline prices in July helped push consumer prices lower for the first time in eight months, indicating that the recent surge in inflation is subsiding.
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For all the bellyaching about high gas prices, drivers may be getting the last laugh after all: They've been getting a tiny bonus at the pump.
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The declining prices of crude oil and ethanol combined with rising gasoline supplies have brought a bit of welcome relief at the pump as the summer driving season draws to a close.
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Consumers may be making less shopping   trips in the face of higher gasoline prices, but when they get   to the store they're spending more, as they load up their carts   each time they shop, industry executives said this week.
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High U.S. gasoline prices and the threat of a recession have led to anemic motor fuel demand that could give drivers a break of 50 cents a gallon at the pump by the spring, according to motor club AAA on Wednesday.
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Gas prices rose again at the pump overnight but consumers might see some relief now that a major Midwestern refinery appears ready to restart this weekend following minor repairs.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.
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Economy: With consumer confidence down and spending up, shoppers wrestle with &#39;stop-and-go&#39; mixed signals. By Andrea K. Walker.
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Falling gas prices reduced the overall measure of prices paid by consumers in July, according to a government report Tuesday, as inflation was far less than Wall Street&#39;s expectations for the month.
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Products like gas, used cars and childrenâs clothing dropped, canceling out inflation in other categories.
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The disappointing sales figures made it clear that consumers wrestling with high gas and food prices, a slumping housing market, an escalating credit crisis and a weakening job market retrenched further.