<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[LL1885]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://ladyliberty1885.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[A.P. Dillon]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://ladyliberty1885.com/author/ladyliberty1885/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[LL1885&#8217;s Year In Review: Gas&nbsp;Prices]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[A consistent theme in my Morning Links has been the price of gas. It rose above $3 and stayed there all year. In May, it hit the second highest price ever - $3.96.  Next year is projected to be no different - expect it to stay over $3.  Gas prices being high drove up consumer prices on durable goods, food and travel. One can research it a bit more at EIA.gov if one wishes.There are related reading links at the bottom of the post.

Here is what Gas prices looked like from January to November, 2012:]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://i1.wp.com/i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/LadyLiberty1885/TheArticles/YIR%202012/GasPricesJan2012.jpg?fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[403]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[253]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>