“The wholesale cost of gas on average was up nearly 42 cents per gallon. In some areas as high as 60 to 70 cents cost increases have happened. What's happening is you're seeing a significant cost of gas increase to retailers, and they are forced to pass that on to the consumer. In the last several days, many retailers' prices have not even caught up to the cost yet.”
“I don't have the magic crystal ball. Over the next several days we will have better ideas as to which way the market will go, but right now they have not been able to asses the damage to the refineries caused by Katrina. In the short term, don't expect any relief. How long it will take to fix, that's the big question.”
“Illinois is one of the states that has the technology for scanning licenses. It's easier for clerks to ID and monitor the selling of age-restricted products.”
