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Got sticker shock at the gas pump? You’re not alone.
The national average price for a regular gallon of gas topped an eye-popping $4 a gallon for the first time in more than a decade as fuel costs soar over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to data from popular fuel-saving app GasBuddy, the US national average set a new all-time record Monday: $4.104 a gallon, wiping out 2008’s record of $4.103 a gallon.
In a sign of the times, the GasBuddy app, overwhelmed by traffic from bargain-hunting drivers, was inaccessible off and on Monday.
“The higher prices this time will likely stay around far longer,” GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan tweeted.
Americans will be paying stratospheric prices at the pump for the foreseeable future, according to Jack Gillis, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America.
“Consumers need to hunker down and be prepared for months of these high prices,” Gillis told USA TODAY.
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