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Author: DevilsPGDDevilsPGD Date: Nov 8, 2007 18:21
>On Nov 8, 2:42 pm, DevilsPGD crazyhat.net> wrote:>>>On Nov 8, 11:46 am, Duh_OZ gmail.com> wrote:>>>> Holy sheet - don't think I'll be repeating my (MDW->LAS) $138.80 R/T
>>>> on SWA anytime soon.
>>
>>>Expect airline pricing to only go higher as we continue to compete
>>>with China for the same oil.
>>
>> Not only that, but with a substantial portion of oil being imported, as
>> the US dollar tanks, prices go up and up even if oil prices globally are
>> stable.
>
> I am a bit curious to breakout the actual rise in the price of oil,
>separate from the fall of the dollar.
I couldn't find any good stats, but what I can tell you is that in
Alberta (Canada, for the geographically challenged), gas at the pump was
probably around $0.90 in the spring, rose to $1.10 or so, and is back to
$0.95 right now.
Not quite on topic, but hopefully a useful stat.
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