Monday March 13 4:59 PM ET Retail Gasoline Price Hits New Record High

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline prices reached a new record of $1.527 a gallon this week, increasing for the ninth week in a row, the U.S. Energy Department reported on Monday.

The pump price was up 2.6 cents from last week and 55 cents a gallon higher than a year ago, based on the department's weekly survey of 800 service stations. This is the highest price for gasoline since the department began tracking weekly fuel costs during the Gulf War in 1990.

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