The U.S. government's forecast for average nationwide retail regular gasoline prices of $1.69 a gallon will be increased, the head of the Energy Information Administration said Thursday, but wouldn't say how much higher gasoline prices could go.



An attendant changes gas prices on a sign at a gas station in San Rafael, Calif., Monday, March 1, 2004. Gas prices in California are the highest in the nation, jumping over $2.50 a gallon in some areas.