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Diesel prices reach record territory, creating ripple effects throughout the economy

Diesel prices soared to another record high today, averaging $6.44 a gallon. Trucking, farming, and flying is getting more expensive. But so far it hasn't crimped most Americans' spending.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.