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July 19, 2021

Summer driving, tight supply push fuel prices up

  • The national gas price average has increased 40% since the start of the year, according to AAA, and drivers can expect the price to keep rising.
  • By DAMIAN J. TROISE
    AP Business Writer

    The economic recovery is pumping up gas prices.

    Drivers are facing pricier fill-ups as more people hit the road for work, travel and other activities that the virus pandemic halted. Higher demand for gasoline is running up against lagging supply as the energy industry slowly ramps up after more than a year of production and staff cuts.


     
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