Gas hits 7th straight record high

Retail gas prices hit record highs for the seventh day in a row, auto group AAA's Web site showed Wednesday.

The nationwide average for a gallon of regular unleaded hit $3.758, up 2 and six-tenths of a cent from the previous day's high of $3.732.

Gas prices have now risen for eight straight days. The pinch on consumers at the pump comes just ahead of the summer driving season.

The AAA national average shows gas prices up more than 11% over the past month and up nearly 22% from year-ago levels.

Retail gas prices have been pushed up by crude oil prices, which have doubled in the last 12 months.