Higher U.S. oil exports, low inventory in the Great Lakes states and higher crude oil prices means higher gas prices for U.S. consumers. Record-setting U.S. oil exports, a spike in crude oil prices and lower inventories in the Great Lakes means higher retail prices for gasoline, analysts said. Motor club AAA reports a national average retail price for regular unleaded Tuesday at $2.47 per gallon, slightly higher than last week, but about 10 cents per gallon lower than this time in September. Gasoline prices usually move lower across the country as demand slumps at the end of summer, though hurricanes that battered the dense network of refineries in the southern U.S. in September disrupted seasonal trends. “The price volatility can be attributed to a new trend that has emerged during October in the last few years, which is an unexpectedly […]