Reuters: U.S.: 2012 most expensive year for motorists: AAA

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2012 most expensive year for motorists: AAA Dec 31st 2012, 17:19 Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion The BBB credit ratings traffic jam Customers wait in line for gas at a Hess fuelling station in Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK | Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:19pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average gasoline price in 2012 was a record-high $3.60 a gallon, topping the previous high of $3.51 in 2011, travel group AAA said on Monday. AAA blamed refinery outages, major hurricanes and unrest in the Middle East for the rise. Drivers in states like Hawaii, Alaska, California and New York paid the highest prices. However, the price fell to $3.30 a gallon in December, the lowest monthly average for the year, AAA said. (Reporting by Selam Gebrekidan) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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