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

May 9, 1983

Gasoline prices rose by as much as 36 cents a gallon after the new 5 -cents-a-gallon highway tax went into effect April 1. A United Press International survey of 36 states said prices increased by more than a dime in 16 states but dropped in five others.