Gas Prices On The Rise
A sharp increase in the price of North Sea oil helped drive U.S. gas prices up about 12 cents a gallon since late January, according to the latest Lundberg Survey. The average price of regular gasoline rose to $3.51 per gallon. The lowest prices in the latest survey were in Denver, where regular gas cost an average of $3.01 a gallon. The highest price was in Long Island, at $3.82. Average prices in some other cities:
| Atlanta, GA | $3.54 | Houston, TX | $3.42 | |
| Baltimore, MD | $3.52 | Jackson, MS | $3.38 | |
| Billings, MT | $3.03 | Las Vegas, NV | $3.41 | |
| Boston, MA | $3.60 | Minneapolis, MN | $3.45 | |
| Chicago, IL | $3.63 | Portland, OR | $3.48 |
