澳大利亚交通能源研究所：2024年消费者调查报告：汽车用户行为及观点分析（英文版）

Retail gasoline is the only commodity for which consumers can comparison shop by price while driving 45+ miles per hour. Retailers post their prices on tall signs featuring numbers taller than a foot, creating the most price competitive market in the economy. This daily reminder of fuel prices, however, has an effect greater than simply creating competition for the customer – these prices are a major input on the barometer for how average Americans feel the economy is doing.