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Cost of gas rose 17 cents in the last two weeks
U.S. average for regular is $3.79 a gallon; Chicago has highest at $4.07
The Associated Press
updated 5:23 p.m. PT, Sun., May. 18, 2008
CAMARILLO, Calif. - A national survey says the average price for regular gasoline rose about 17 cents in the last two weeks.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline on Friday was $3.79 a gallon. Mid-grade was at $3.91, and premium was $4.02. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide released Sunday.

For the first time, the survey found average prices for regular gas surged above $4 a gallon in two metropolitan areas: Chicago and on Long Island in New York.

Of the cities surveyed, the cheapest price was in Tucson, Ariz., where a gallon of regular cost $3.48 on average.

The highest average price was in Chicago, at $4.07.


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