I am sure you have noticed the jump in gas prices the past several weeks; how could you miss it? Should gas prices increase like this? Oil prices per barrell has increased, but it does not necessarily reflect how high gas prices are. Here is some gas prices over the past several years.
Historical Gas Prices: National Averages
$1.49 May 15, 2000
$1.71 May 14, 2001
$1.38 May 13, 2002
$1.49 May 12, 2003
$2.01 May 17, 2004
$2.16 May 16, 2005
$2.94 May 15, 2006
$3.10 May 14, 2007