GASOLINE PRICES A RECORD INCREASE - Hit $3 A Gallon In Some States

(08/26/2003)

Gasoline prices jumped with the biggest increase on record the past few days, with prices as high as $3 a gallon in the west. The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular is costing motorists in Charleston around $1.81. That's up nearly 35 cents from this time last month. In some states there are accusations of price gouging. High gas prices come at a bad time with record unemployment. Experts are blaming it on a pipeline rupture in Arizona, the problems in Iraq, and last week's east coast blackout. The experts say we may get a little relief once the Labor Day holiday is over. Gas prices typically go down at the start of September after most people have taken their summer vacations.

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