From the Energy Information Administration: <a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/fsheets/real_prices.htmlFrom">http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/fsheets/real_prices.htmlFrom</a> the loathsome wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_pricesAre">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_pricesAre</a> prices volatile, yes, especially in light of the rapid rise and recent rapid decline in gasoline prices but not ???runaway???.