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== =Gas Prices= Gas Could Be a Pain Since the Gas Prices had been going up a lot. Rising gas prices reduce other consumer spending and can affect big-ticket purchases when prices hit certain points. For instance, when gas broke through $3 per gallon in February 2008, Ford forecasters predicted that consumers would start buying smaller, fuel-sipping cars when gas hit $3.50 per gallon. As the monthly sales reports came out through 2008 and 2009, that proved true. Truck sales sagged and buyers moved toward compacts.