Impact of high gas prices; downward trend still forecast – WINK News

If you have to fill up on gas Tuesday morning, you might pay more; in some places, gas just went up yet again.

While we have seen the average price for regular gas drop below $4 per gallon this week, prices are still hurting sectors like construction, in which companies have many vehicles on the road every day.

John Tobler, president and co-founder of Tobler Construction in Fort Myers, says he has around 15 vehicles to fill up and is paying more for supplies because his suppliers have to pay more for gas, too.

Victor Claar says high gas prices impact almost every sector, from the plumber who comes to fix your sink to grocery stores like Publix, so no one is exempt.

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