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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

March 10, 1983

Atlantic Richfield Company raised its wholesale gasoline prices 3 cents a gallon, a move some analysts say could end the slide in gasoline prices. Since Arco cut prices and eliminated credit-card service, its prices have dropped faster than any of its competitors.