alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGlobal inflation fears as oil price rises towards $100 a barrelwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down15
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minus-squareJasSmith@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·1 year agoIt’s actually pretty well correlated once you remove state taxes, which have increased significantly in some states like California. Mississippi gas, for example, is cheaper now than 2010, with respect to crude prices and discounted for inflation.
minus-square𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoGas was $100 a barrel under Bush. It was like $2 a gallon. Dad said “Jesus criminey were not going anywhere for a week!” V.V I paid 3.75 a gallon 3 days ago.
minus-squareminorcoma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI remember seeing $5/gal under Bush. His last year had an average of $3.30 and peaked over $4… https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gasoline-prices-fared-under-last-190000869.html
minus-squareGreenBottles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoyeah gas hasn’t been $2 a gallon for quite a long time in the United States
minus-squareSqueak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUK prices are currently around $7/gallon (US). You guys have it good!
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoFrom a European pov, petrol has been almost free for the longest time in the US.
minus-squareJasSmith@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich state? $2 in 2001 is worth $3.46 today thanks to inflation.
It’s actually pretty well correlated once you remove state taxes, which have increased significantly in some states like California. Mississippi gas, for example, is cheaper now than 2010, with respect to crude prices and discounted for inflation.
Gas was $100 a barrel under Bush. It was like $2 a gallon.
Dad said “Jesus criminey were not going anywhere for a week!”
V.V I paid 3.75 a gallon 3 days ago.
I remember seeing $5/gal under Bush. His last year had an average of $3.30 and peaked over $4… https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gasoline-prices-fared-under-last-190000869.html
yeah gas hasn’t been $2 a gallon for quite a long time in the United States
UK prices are currently around $7/gallon (US). You guys have it good!
From a European pov, petrol has been almost free for the longest time in the US.
Which state? $2 in 2001 is worth $3.46 today thanks to inflation.
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