Motorists Submitting to High Gas Prices
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Americans appear to be getting used to paying more to drive &#151; even if it means they have less money to buy other things. For example, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, blamed disappointing sales in August on the fact that shoppers spent more just getting to and from its stores.
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There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank &#151; or opening a utility bill, for that matter &#151; to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.
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Consumers face uncertainty over what they will be paying for their gas and electricity this winter.
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Experts predict pump prices may surge past last year's record highs when highway travel picks up late in the spring.
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Rising crude oil costs are taking a toll on U.S. consumers, as the national price for gasoline jumped 5.1 cents a gallon over the last week and diesel fuel hit a record high, the government said on Monday.
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U.S. consumers paid more at the pump  as the average national price for gasoline rose 0.9 cent per  gallon during the past week to $1.884 per gallon, the first  increase in more than a month, the U.S. government said on  Monday.
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For some workers, businesses and organizations, the spike in energy prices -- for gas, diesel fuel or heating oil -- is changing the way they live, work and think about the future.
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The US nationwide price for gasoline rose closer to $2 a gallon over the last week and diesel fuel hit a new record high for the second week in a row, the government said on Monday.
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Gas prices are on the way up again, and the Detroit News predicts we'll see $3 a gallon this summer. Plus: AAA mapping adds road-closure and fuel-cost features, outstripping Mapquest. In Autopia.
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For the hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who will fill up the tank and hit the road this Labor Day weekend, a trip to the gas station is turning out
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The. nationwide average price for gasoline rose closer to $2 a gallon the last week and diesel fuel hit a new high for a second week, the government said Monday.
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Rising crude oil costs are taking a  toll on U.S. consumers, as the national price for gasoline  jumped 5.1 cents a gallon over the last week and diesel fuel  hit a record high, the government said on Monday.
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Expect 40,000 extra people pushing through Raleigh-Durham International Airport, gas prices nearly 50 cents higher than they were last year, and, on one mountain highway, 15-mile backups.
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U.S. consumers will pay record prices for gasoline this spring, with national monthly pump costs peaking near $3.50 per gallon when the busy driving season begins, the government's top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. - Gas prices jumped more than 5 cents a gallon in the past two weeks, largely because of supply problems related to Hurricane Ivan, an industry analyst said Sunday...
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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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The convenience store chain's sales growth depends heavily on high gas prices.