By BRAD FOSS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Oil prices surged to a new high Monday, settling at $41.72 per barrel as traders shrugged off Saudi Arabia's pledge to sharply boost production one week ahead of the busy summer driving season. The Energy Department, meanwhile, reported that the average retail price of gasoline nationwide soared 4.7 cents last week to $2.064 per gallon - also a record. When inflation is taken into account, however, neither oil nor gasoline is nearly as expensive today as it was during the energy crisis more than 20 years ago.
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