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the reason prices are up right now, is not because we use more gas now than we did last year at this time, when it was much lower. It is because of the increased use by other countries such as china who are using more and more. As a country the United States is not used to other global powers using the % of gas that we use, and im not saying china uses as much as the US now, but they are increasing their demand with the fastest growing economy in the world.
This is as simple as supply and demand (on a global and confusing scale). BUT like stocks, prices actually can move due to speculation.
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