Gasoline costs U.S.consumers extra $20 bln

May 22, 2007
Gasoline costs U.S. consumers extra $20 bln

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The jump in U.S. gasoline prices this year has so far
cost consumers an extra $20 billion, or about $146 for each passenger car in
the country, the Government Accountability Office told Congress on Tuesday.

The national price for regular unleaded gasoline hit a record $3.22 a gallon
this week, and is up $1.05 since the beginning of February, according to the
Energy Department.