Gas Prices Have More Than Doubled Since 2002
by Jessica Garber on Sep 29, 2013 | Views: 92 | Score: 0
| Average Price for a Gallon of Gasoline (CPI) | |
|---|---|
| December 2002 | 1.477 |
| December 2012 | 3.386 |
Price per gallon of gasoline (in dollars)
Sources:
bls.gov
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No matter which way you look at it--yearly by region of the US, or monthly on average--gas prices have more than doubled since 2002. If inflation, taxes, and the demand for oil increase, it seems as though we could be looking at sky-high gas prices in the years to come.