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Many Americans Facing ‘Severe’ Hardship From Elevated Gas Prices: Gallup Poll

Many Americans Facing ‘Severe’ Hardship From Elevated Gas Prices: Gallup Poll
A gas pump displays the price of fuel at a gas station in McLean, Va., on June 10, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
6/29/2022|Updated: 6/29/2022
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Elevated gasoline prices are squeezing U.S. citizens, making life financially harder and forcing them to cut back on spending, according to a new Gallup poll.

Among the respondents, 67 percent said recent gas price increases were causing them hardship, which is the highest level since May 2011. This is up from 52 percent in April, according to survey results published on June 28.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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