Human blood- not water!

Gasoline is an important element for the US consumer and plays an important role in sentiment and is reflected in GDP through consumer spending., what 2/3 GDP is consumer spending.
Schedule внизу показывает влияние роста цены на ретейл продажи. Think, what the naked eye can see, what is addiction. Undoubtedly, there is LEG, as in all economic, where inertial forces are present. It should also be noted, that the state of the economy and the level of prices play an important role, that is, in a good and growing economy, consumers may not pay attention to the price level of gasoline, and in stagnant or weakly growing, and even with high unemployment, this threshold level may be lower.
Red bars on the chart- Recession