If this keeps up, plan on $4 nationally by sometime in April. Current national average is $3.375, and ALL states are above $3/gallon retail (Montana is lowest at $3.065.) NH is at $3.305. While Hawaii is the most expensive, California is only 2 cents behind at $3.766/gallon.
Note the wholesale price and the jump in January, which didn't translate (at the time) to retail prices. Gasoline futures for April delivery are currently at $2.82 a gallon. A week ago it was $2.67. Home heating oil futures (wholesale) are at $2.95 a gallon. This translates to gas prices in the $3.75 range, MINIMUM, unless futures prices drop back to the $2.60-2.65 level.
We are so, so, SO screwed.