Posted 
						January 16, 2012 05:45 pm | Special to the Observer
							CHICAGO –  With the U.S. 
							average price of gasoline at the highest level ever 
							recorded at this time of year, volatile gasoline 
							fuel prices are the order of the day. The research 
							contained in Gas Buddy's Annual Gasoline Price 
							Outlook includes a look at prior projections and 
							actual prices going back to 2001.