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Looking for meaning in a fractional gas price increase

For first time in four months, an average gallon goes up – from $2.033 to $2.038.

The long slide in oil and gas prices might be coming to an end.

Tuesday was the first time in four months that the price of a gallon of gas was more expensive than it was the day before, according to the American Automobile Association.

Specifically, on Monday the national average was $2.033, and Tuesday it rose to $2.038.

Maybe I’m just reading too much into statistics.

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