<p>In a Sunday, April 15, 2012 photo, gasoline prices are posted at the Midway Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford, Pa. U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check. The Labor Department says the seasonally adjusted consumer price index was unchanged in April, after a 0.3 percent gain in March. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)</p>
May 16, 2012
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May 16, 2012 9:15 p.m.
Price of gas falls, wallets open
Americans spend a bit more as cost at the pump drops
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are starting to see some relief from higher gas prices, a change that could revive the economy in the months ahead.