Economy may drive gas prices up

Economy may drive gas prices up By WINK News Story Created: Mar 11, 2010 at 6:35 AM EST Story Updated: Mar 11, 2010 at 6:35 AM EST Americans haven’t see three-dollar gas since before the recession started… but that may change by Memorial Day. Gas prices typically climb as summer approaches and this year’s… no different. Gas rose about a dime over the last two weeks to a national average of two seventy-three a gallon that’s almost 80 cents more than a year ago. And analysts predict the average could hit three dollars a gallon by next month. But it’s the shaky economy that may keep many Americans OFF the road. So is this spring time surge a preview of what’s to come? While some analysts say gas could reach three twenty-five a gallon by July… prices are expected to fall again as summer winds down. Previous article “Operation Winter Snow” gets drug dealers off SWFL streets Next article Foreclosures up in SWFL 31% from last month