Gas Price Trends

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VIDEO: Oil prices jump $11 per barrel in a single day

Jun 6, 2008

Oil Prices Jump to New Record High Associated Press Oil prices made their biggest single-day leap ever Friday -- clearing $139, dragging the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 400 points and raisin...

VIDEO: Pump prices provoke protests

May 28, 2008

Gas prices that top $4 per gallon force consumers to take desperate measures to protect their pocketbooks.

VIDEO: Gas bargins hard to find as prices top $2

Sep 22, 2006

In September 2006 people thought they were seeing things when they stumbled across gas for less than $2 per gallon.

Gas Price Gouging

Sep 2005 to Oct 2005

In the weeks following the storm, thousands of complaints were filed with state attorneys general about price gouging. Note the prices on the signs in the attached video.

VIDEO: Oil prices reach $50 per barrel

Aug 20, 2004

Economists said fear and industrial development in countries like China were disrupting the global oil supply.

VIDEO: Drivers change habits for $1.60 per gallon prices

Aug 25, 2003

People were stunned in August 2003 to find that gas prices had increased to more than $1.60 per gallon. While experts blamed natural disasters or a blackout for the spike, not all consumers were bu...

VIDEO: Blackout blamed for price spikes

Aug 22, 2003

Drivers headed out for a Labor Day trip had to look twice at pump in 2003. Experts blamed price spikes on a blackout in the northern states and a pipeline disruption.