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As when George W. Bush was president, the gas prices have also fluctuated under President Obama. Sometimes they are much higher than at other times. Both men experienced periods of time when gas prices rose dramatically, causing deep anger from the public. While it is easy to blame the president, and while sometimes, his policies can have an impact on the price of gasoline, the truth is that in our globalized world, gas prices do vary. Among the factors are supply and demand, pricing of oil in global markets, ability of refineries to provide enough product (hurricanes and other natural disasters can take refineries off-line), and speculation by unscrupulous traders trying to drive up the price and make more profit for themselves.
If you are asking for specific gas prices, when President Obama took office in January 2009, the average price for gas was low by today's standards-- $1.83 a gallon (it was much higher in some parts of the country, but $1.83 was the average). Today, in mid-2013, prices tend to be around $3.50 to $3.80 a gallon.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt was about 1.78$ a gallon. It would vary depending on where you live.
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∙ 12y agoGas prices was about $1.85 for the national average at the end of January, 2009.
The price on Jan. 1 was $1.62. I do not know about Jan. 20.
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∙ 11y agoIt varied from region to region, but national average was around $1.87 a gallon.
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$ 2.15
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President Obama
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What was the highest gas price under President Barack Obama based on the U.S. National Average.?
citgo or mobile becuz the economy is bad in these day one gas station price in miami is 4.99 even 7.85
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Obama does because he is an idiot.
