Stats of our lives: Gas guzzlers
The typical American family spends more than $4,000 a year on gas — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
$4,155
The amount a typical American household will have spent on gas for their cars in 2011, a record
8.4
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Percent of a typical American family's annual income that is spent on gas
30
Years since gas last took that big of a bite out of a family's budget
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