New York CNN —The monthslong calm in gas prices is over.
However, gas prices are much lower today than they were last summer, when they spiked above $5 a gallon.
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAs recently as July 4, gas prices had experienced a nearly unprecedented year-over-year decline.
The unwelcome shift higher in pump prices follows a jump in oil prices, which have climbed to three-month highs as part of a broader rally in commodities.
Cooling inflation, driven in part by easing gas prices, has raised hopes that the United States can avoid a recession.
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