Why Gasoline Is So Much Cheaper in the U.S. Than Overseas

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Electricity bills are rising in those oil-dependent regions, while lower natural-gas prices have insulated most of the rest of the country.

Total retail sales rose by 1.7% in March, following a 0.7% increase in February, as Americans paid more at the pump due to a sharp rise in gasoline prices amid the war in Iran.

Sure, gasoline has cost more in the past. But dealing with a rapid run-up in prices is a lot harder than dealing with a gradual one.

Despite the cease-fire in the Middle East, prices at the pump are still rising.

A state-by-state breakdown of the increase in the cost of a gallon of gas.

China has multiple sources of energy imports and it has prepared well for a sustained period of high oil prices. Unlike America.

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