2008Jan-Apr: US drivers spent $158 billion on gas in the first four months of 2008, according to Michael McNamara, vice president of MasterCard’s Spending Pulse, an indicator of weekly gasoline sales. US drivers spent $88 billion on gas in the first four months of 2003 (New York Times, 2008).
Reference: New York Times. 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/business/24gas.html
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