The production of oil is controlled by oil companies and the governments (as in OPEC) that own their countries' oil. They can sell it for whatever price they want, as long as someone will buy it. With increased demand from the developing nations and from China, the price of oil (and thereby gasoline) will likely continue to rise.
= Why has the gas prices gone up and do you think its fair if it keeps going up? =
Because oil prices are going up so gas companies have to raise their prices so they can make a profit and not go bankrupt.
Because when gas prices go up, food prices also go up.
I feel like the prices will be keep going up. I was chatting to on of the girls on dream marriage, and she told me that we should pray for the prices not to go higher than 10$
purchasing and owning stocks has always been a bit of a gamble, even at the best of times. as times and finances get tenser ,basic items like food and gas skyrocket- people put more emphasis on the necessary instead of the risky,causing gas prices to go up.
Gas prices are set by a supply and demand system. If something happens that effects that system then the price can go up or down. Gas prices will go up in the United States when a Hurricane hits the gulf of Mexico coast and the Oil processing plants and Oil rigs have to close down. The demand for the oil/gas goes up and the supply goes down so the prices go up. In a situation like the Swine flu gas prices are going down because the demand is going down while the supply is going up. As the demand for gas/oil goes up the prices will follow.
Naww Shawty They Keep Going Up
When Natural Disasters occur in an area where they have refineries
Because illegal drugs are hard to get and there are no official regulations on prices.
The prices of products continuously going up is the result of inflation.
Many shipping companies like UPS have an annual rate increase to keep up with inflation and the rising costs of materials, including gas. UPS had to adjust their prices to keep up with fuel charges that were cutting into their profit margins
Well gas comes from oil and America does not produce enough oil to support all the things that need gas in America. So America buys alot of its oil from foreign countries. Gas prices are going up because foreign countries are increasing the price and the amount of oil is going down.