prices like this. it's up 6 cents. we'll keep a question about whether these numbers will continue to head skyward. you can't overstate the importance of energy prices in this country in terms of our economy. >> reporter: you ask the question will the prices keep going up in the short term, the answer is yes they will. the wholesale price is up 6 cents. so you can probably look to $3.30 next week. but more important sport overall economy is deals. $3.60 a gallon now and rising quickly. diesel powers our trucks and track towards. when it goes up that moves the inflation rate. so you add it up. there is money being tang out of consumer's pockets by higher gas prices. there is an add to inflation.