Energy Threat: Could Record-High Gas Prices Derail the Economic Recovery?
 

Gas prices have risen sharply in recent months. By mid-March, the average price of a gallon of gas was up about 19% from a recent low in December. Meanwhile, the forecast is for prices to rise to record highs by summer, possibly surpassing an average of about $4 per gallon nationwide and reaching $5 in some places.

  

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