A year ago it took a rally to record prices to really get consumers to cut back on driving. This year price rationing apparently began at much lower levels, as motorists squeezed by recession and fears of unemployment are putting on the brakes.
The government's Petroleum Inventory reported gasoline supplies rose 3.9 million barrels in the latest week, the second straight week of big increases. While the private survey out late Tuesday by the American Petroleum Institute predicted the surge, the actual number was even greater than expected. Demand for gasoline is also down from recent levels, suggesting drivers are ready to keep their cars in the garage over the July Fourth holiday.
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