Over 70 percent of Americans expect $5 per gallon gasoline.

“More than 70 percent of Americans say they expect gasoline prices to top $5 a gallon by the end of the summer, and a majority say they are driving less because of higher fuel costs,” according to a Fox 5/The Washington Times/Rasmussen Reports survey. The $5 price tag is “very likely” to 42 percent and “somewhat likely” to 29 percent of those surveyed, “suggesting that soaring gasoline costs have penetrated budgets and that consumers are pessimistic about relief.” The nationwide average price for gasoline neared $3.80 per gallon as of May 19.