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Gas Prices Suddenly Up 10 Cents a Gallon? Why?
Gas prices have been high lately, but why the recent steep spike?
Though gas prices have been on the rise due to global concerns, you may have noticed a really steep spike Tuesday--as much as 8 to 10 cents a gallon.
We have Hurricane Isaac to thank for this one.
According to a story in the Christian Science Monitor, oil refineries in the Gulf of Mexico are taking precautionary measures and are shutting down for safety reasons.
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Prices will go even higher as the downtime extends, the story says.
And the price hike comes just in time for the Labor Day weekend.
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According to AllentownGasPrices.com, as of Wednesday a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was averaging about $3.75 per gallon in the Allentown area, which is about 25 cents more per gallon than the average price of a year ago.
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