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Rising costs for middle class

Filling up at the gas pump
Filling up at the gas pump
What you paid in 2000: $1.46 a gallon
Adjusted to 2010 dollars: $1.85 a gallon

What you paid in 2010: $2.74 a gallon

Price increase: 48%

Source: Oil Price Information Service


Last updated September 20 2011: 5:33 PM ET
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