Gasoline remains US'bargain fuel'

摘要

Despite recent price spikes,gasoline in the US remains relatively inexpensive in historical terms and in comparison to other consumer expenditures,according to an analysis by energy research firm John S.Herold.'Even with unleaded regular selling for more than US2 per gallon,the increase in gasoline prices since 1982 is 25% lower than the increase in food prices,50% lower than the rise in housing costs,70% lower than the spike in medical costs and a huge 80% below the surge in college tuition,'the firm found.