Some market analyists are worried about the unexplained rise in Gasoline prices and the effect it will have on economic recovery.

The National Average Price for a gallon of standard unleaded has increased over 25% in the past two months but without lack of supply, storms or wars to blame why are consumers being asked to pay more at the pump?

Over the past year Americans have cut back on their driving.  This caused a surplus of crude which left many oil tankers without dock space as they backed up in the Gulf of Mexico waiting for refineries that did not need their contents.

To stablize their revenues Gasoline producers slowly increased prices until just before Memorial Day when spikes of up to 20% were placed on fuel even before it was used at the pump.

Gasoline is supplied to regions of our country through underground pipelines it is then processed with additives and distributed locally by truck up to a few hundred miles. Regional supply centers hold a reserve of fuel to match demand and if America is driving less the increase at the holiday should not have been a factor that suppliers could not handle.