three days, paying about 15 to 20 cents more per gallon than expected. expects say that's primarily because of the violence in iraq which increased global petroleum costs. people in the city say it's something you can't avoid. >> asr]i 1-deát as supply and demand. you have to drive to get from point a to point b, and you can't do anything about it. >> the national average price of gas is 3.68 per gallon. last year it was 3.48. the year before, people were7/zñ shelling out 3.34. aa is predicting things won't get better soon, saying prices could keep going up if there are in developments in iraq or a major hurricane, with a hot summer, drivers are going to hold off on hitting the open highway. >> have to budget, everything is so expense, gas prices going up, so it's a strain on everybody. >> at what price too you see at