Gas Prices Continue To Surge , in the United States.<br />CNN reports the price of fuel has <br />experienced a surge not seen by drivers in <br />the United States since the tragic aftermath <br />of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.<br />CNN reports the price of fuel has <br />experienced a surge not seen by drivers in <br />the United States since the tragic aftermath <br />of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.<br />According to AAA, the average cost of a <br />gallon of gas in the United States was $3.84 on <br />Feb. 24, the highest price since Sept. 2012.<br />According to AAA, the average cost of a <br />gallon of gas in the United States was $3.84 on <br />Feb. 24, the highest price since Sept. 2012.<br />Since Russia began invading <br />Ukraine, the price of fuel in the <br />United States has risen 29 cents.<br />Experts say the country is currently on <br />track to reach averages of $4 a gallon.<br />This is not the end of it. We're already up another 14 cents on wholesale gas prices this morning. , Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS, via CNN.<br />This is not the end of it. We're already up another 14 cents on wholesale gas prices this morning. , Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS, via CNN.<br />Last year, the average price <br />of a gallon of gas was $2.75.<br />Experts believe the country will <br />soon surpass the previous highest <br />recorded average of $4.11 a gallon.<br />It's absolutely <br />out of control, Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS, via CNN.<br />Households in the United States, on average, use around 90 gallons of gas a month.<br />Therefore, an increase of $1.09 per <br />gallon equates to around $98 a month, <br />or nearly $1,200 per year.<br />Therefore, an increase of $1.09 per <br />gallon equates to around $98 a month, <br />or nearly $1,200 per year.<br />When you get increases this quick, and this dramatic, <br />you really scald the public. , Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS, via CNN.<br />When you get increases this quick, and this dramatic, <br />you really scald the public. , Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS, via CNN
