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onenote

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11. If the "new normal" doesn't come down, how does one explain this:
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:35 PM
11 hrs ago

The price of a gallon of regular was $3.095 in January 2011. In February 2019, the month before the pandemic hit, it was $2.309. In between, it moved all over the place, hitting a hiigh of $3.90 in April 2011 and a low of $1.76 in February 2016.

Seems like the market price doesn't just go in one direction. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&f=m

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👍 Rec'd underpants 13 hrs ago #1
Excellent explanation gab13by13 13 hrs ago #2
And the media will kacekwl 13 hrs ago #3
They will keep the price as high as possible for as long as possible GreatGazoo 13 hrs ago #4
Great detail! CapnSteve 12 hrs ago #5
Yes, but... CapnSteve 12 hrs ago #6
Same goes for groceries, imported items, restaurant food, TexasBushwhacker 12 hrs ago #7
Well done. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #8
The same thing is taking place popsdenver 11 hrs ago #9
The price of gas is based on how much oil companies can get away with dlk 11 hrs ago #10
If the "new normal" doesn't come down, how does one explain this: onenote 11 hrs ago #11
These repuke oil companies are making massive amounts of money off our suffering. kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #12
We passed peak oil use IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #13
If it's been 6 months, it isn't temporary. It's just life now... OC375 10 hrs ago #14
After I retired from regular job multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #15
they sure don't waste any time jacking those prices UP Skittles 8 hrs ago #16
After 911 I_UndergroundPanther 1 hr ago #17
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