US: Gasoline average price tops $5 per gallon in historic first - Al Jazeera English

The average price for regular unleaded petrol rose to $5.004 a gallon on Saturday from $4.986 a day earlier, AAA says.

The price of US gasoline has averaged more than $5 a gallon (3.79 litres) for the first time, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs that is driving rising inflation. The national… [+3124 chars]

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