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		</div><p>The average price for a gallon of petrol in America has topped 5 US dollars (£4.05) for the first time ever.</p>
<p>Car club AAA said while the average price on Saturday is 5 dollars, motorists in some parts of the country, especially California, are paying far above that.</p>
<p>The national average price has jumped 19 cents (15p) in the past week, and it is up 1.93 US dollars (£1.56) from this time last year.</p>
<p>The average price of a litre of unleaded in the UK on Thursday was £183.2p, which is about £8.25 a gallon (10.16 US dollars).</p>
<p>There are several reasons for the surge in prices.</p>
<p>Americans typically drive more starting around Memorial Day at the end of May, so demand is up.</p>
<p>Global oil prices are rising, compounded by sanctions against Russia, a leading oil producer, because of its war against Ukraine.</p>
<p>In addition, there are limits on refining capacity in the United States because some refineries shut down during the pandemic.</p>
<p>The combined result is seeing the cost of filling up surging, draining money from Americans who are facing the highest rate of inflation in 40 years.</p>
<p>California has the highest average price, at 6.43 US dollars (£5.33), according to AAA. The lowest average is Mississippi, at 4.52 US dollars (£3.66).</p>
<p>While this is the first time the average price has broken the 5 dollar barrier, it is still not a record when inflation is taken into account.</p>
<p>Gas peaked at 4.11 US dollars (£3.33) a gallon in July 2008, which would be equal to about 5.40 US dollars (£4.38) a gallon today.</p>
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