PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL-- Florida gas prices have gone up around three cents a gallon since last week.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now at $2.73.
Experts are saying that in the coming weeks Florida prices may climb as high as $2.90/gallon.
Nationwide gas averaged nearly $2.70 a gallon Friday, the highest of the year - adding bad news to an already fragile economy and making it even less likely that people will spend their way out of the recession.
When a gallon of gas runs from $2.50 to $3, people begin to notice, energy experts say.
Gas prices are rising even as Americans drive much less than they did before the recession hit, and as the country sits on massive petroleum supplies. A weak dollar is making fuel more expensive.
Oil is bought and sold primarily in dollars. When the dollar falls, investors holding euros, for example, can buy more crude with less. And they have.
Since March 2, the value of the dollar has fallen 18 percent against the Euro. In that same period, a barrel of oil has doubled in price, to around $80. Pump prices have gone along for the ride.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
