There is another factor at play. Prices in the international markets (be it oil, steel or whatever) have for as long as anyone can remember been fixed in USD. This time the dollar is down so much that the sellers (like OPEC) are trying to compensate for it. For a change America experiences rising import prices. The currency effect is more apparent in a small country: As the Swedish Krona fluctuates, so does the gas price. The gas price is in fact DOWN from what it was a few years ago.

What goes up must come down... [Linked Image]