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The Dream of the Open Road Collides With the Reality of $5-a-Gallon Gas

Inflation at the diner. Sky-high prices at the pump. The view of the country from a 5,000-mile car journey is clear: It’s expensive out there.

Inflation is a tricky problem, but it has a few clear causes and consequences, and policymakers are working to bring it to heel.

Inflation is a tricky problem, but it has a few clear causes and consequences, and policymakers are working to bring it to heel.

The unrelenting march higher continues as the average price touches a new milestone, according to AAA.

The Consumer Price Index picked up by 8.6 percent, as price increases climbed at the fastest pace in more than 40 years.